Brief Life History of Elisabeth
When Elisabeth Brand was born on 2 August 1864, in Dubbeldam, South Holland, Netherlands, her father, Frans Brand, was 37 and her mother, Elisabeth Kooij, was 31. She married Cornelis Pietersz Van de Merwe on 12 May 1887, in Dubbeldam, South Holland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 9 daughters. She died on 7 January 1941, in her hometown, at the age of 76.
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- Elizabeth Brand in entry for Elizabeth Van De Merwe, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Elizabeth Brand in entry for Lijntje Van De Merwe, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Elizabeth Brand in entry for Frans Van De Merwe, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
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1870 · Amstel Brewery
Amstel Brewery was founded on June 11, 1870, in Amsterdam. It is named after the Amstel River which served for refrigeration. They use ice from canals to help keep their brews cold.
1873
The Dutch began colonization efforts in Aceh province (Indonesia), which led to a decades-long war.
1890
Death by suicide of van Gogh.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, North German, Scandinavian, Dutch, and French (mainly Alsace and Lorraine): from the ancient Germanic personal name Brando, Old Norse Brandr, a short form of various compound names containing the element brand ‘sword’ (a derivative of brinnan ‘to flash’), of which the best known is Hildebrand . There is placename evidence for Brant(a) as an Old English personal name; however, the Middle English personal name Brand was probably introduced to England from Old Norse.
German: variant of Brandt 1 and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this.
Swedish and Danish: ornamental name or nickname from brand ‘fire’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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