Brief Life History of Elisabet Jacobs
When Elisabet Jacobs Koiter was born about 1767, in Zuidwolde, Bedum, Groningen, Netherlands, her father, Jacob Warners Koiter, was 39 and her mother, Trientje Jans, was 36. She married Jurjen Swiers on 25 May 1788, in Termunten, Groningen, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 12 October 1832, in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, at the age of 66.
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- Elizabeth Koiter, "Netherlands Marriages, 1565-1892"
- Elisabeth Koiter in entry for Trijntje Bouwkamp, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Elizabeth Koiter, "Netherlands, Marriages, 1565-1892"
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World Events (6)
1780
A four year war with England was fought.
1788
An alliance between Britain, Prussia and the Netherlands was ratified at the Hague.
1793
France declared war on Britain and the Netherlands.
Name Meaning
German:
metonymic occupational name for a maker of quilts and comforters, from Middle High German kulter, kolter ‘quilt’ (from Latin culcitra).
from Middle High German, Middle Low German kolter ‘plowshare’ (from Latin culter), hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of plows or for a plowman. Compare Colter .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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