Grietien Hindriks

Brief Life History of Grietien

When Grietien Hindriks was born in 1702, in Sappemeer, Groningen, Netherlands, her father, Hindrick Gabbes, was 47 and her mother, Eefke Harmens Smook, was 38. She married Otto Jansen on 18 April 1717, in Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She died before October 1725, in her hometown.

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Family Time Line

Otto Jansen
1694–1739
Grietien Hindriks
1702–1725
Hillechien Ottens
1715–
Trijntjen Ottens
1718–
Aaltien Ottens
1720–

Sources (3)

  • Grietien Hindrix in entry for Hillechien, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
  • Grietjen, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
  • Huwelijk van Grietien Hindrix en Otto Jansen te Veendam, Groningen, Nederland

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Geert, Gerrit, Hendrik, Klaas.

Dutch and North German: patronymic from the personal name Hendrik (see Henry 1). It is particularly located in the Dutch-German border area of Gelderland-Limburg and North Rhine-Westphalia.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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