Brief Life History of Helena
When Helena Bergman was born on 20 October 1859, in Bloemendaal, North Holland, Netherlands, her father, Pieter Bergman, was 31 and her mother, Anna Engelina Jansen, was 25. She married Weijert Klaver on 5 February 1896, in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Legacy NFS Source: Helena Bergman - Published information: birth-name: Helena Bergman
- Helena Bergmans in entry for Johannes Weijert Klaver, "Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950"
- Helena Bergman in entry for Helena Johanna Klaver, "Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950"
Spouse and Children
1867– Male
1859– Female
Children (3)
1896– Male
1899–1899 Female
1900– Female
Parents and Siblings
1828–1875 Male
1834–1876 Female
Siblings (12)
1855–1917 Female
1857–1922 Male
1858–1944 Female
1859– Female
1860–1861 Female
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World Events (8)
1863
Age 4
1870 · Amstel Brewery
Age 11
1890
Age 31
Name Meaning
Swedish: ornamental or topographic name from berg ‘mountain, hill’ + man ‘man’, or a habitational name for someone from a place named with the word berg. The surname, which is also found in Finland, may also be of German (compare 3 below) or Dutch (see 2 below) origin.
Dutch: topographic name denoting an upland dweller, from berg (see Berg ) ‘mountain, hill’ + man ‘man’.
Altered form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Bergmann . This form of the surname is also found in Czechia, Poland, and some other European countries.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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