Brief Life History of Klaas
When Klaas Slijm was born on 22 February 1841, in Nieuwolda, Groningen, Netherlands, his father, Uuldrik Alberts Slijm, was 42 and his mother, Geeske Geerts Hak, was 41. He died on 18 October 1861, in his hometown, at the age of 20.
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Sources (4)
- Klaas Slijm Birth Record in Civil Records of the Netherlands
- Klaas Slijm Death Record in Civil Records of the Netherlands
- Klaas Slijm, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
Parents and Siblings
1798–1853 Male
1799–1860 Female
Siblings (6)
1822–1899 Male
1825–1901 Female
1829–1919 Male
1833–1913 Female
1837–1919 Male
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World Events (1)
1853
Age 12
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English s(c)lim(e) ‘mud, slime’ (Old English slīm). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived in a muddy place, or habitational, from a place so named.
Native American (Navajo): translation into English (and shortening) of a Navajo personal name composed of the suffix -tsʼósí ‘slender, slim, skinny’, such as Hastiin-tsʼósí ‘Slim Man’ (see Tsosie ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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