Brief Life History of Frederik Dirk
When Frederik Dirk Bosman was born on 12 August 1806, in Hummelo, Gelderland, Netherlands, his father, Hendrik Bosman, was 26 and his mother, Derkjen ten Have, was 22. He married Garritjen Smeitink on 3 January 1844, in Hummelo, Gelderland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 4 April 1883, in Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands, at the age of 76.
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- Derk Bosman in entry for Gerrit Willem Roodheuvel and Derkje Bosman, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
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World Events (7)
1813
The Dutch defeated the French.
1813 · Netherlands Regains Independence
In 1810, when Louis Bonaparte resigned from the throne, the Netherlands was annexed from the French. Finally in 1814, the Netherlands became sovereign and independent.
1830
Belgium rebelled against Netherlands.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Franz, Johann, Orlo, Otto.
Dutch: from bos ‘wood’ + man ‘man’, a topographic name for someone who lived or worked in a wood (see Bosch , compare Bos 2). This surname (in any of the two possible senses; see also 2 below) is also established in South Africa. Compare also Bossman .
Dutch: variant of Bos 1 + man ‘man’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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