When Abram Bal was born on 27 August 1844, in South Holland, Netherlands, his father, Marinus Bal, was 29 and his mother, Cornelia Donker, was 27. He married Elizabeth Adriana Van Popering on 12 June 1868, in Oosterland, Zeeland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 1 June 1915, in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States.
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Some characteristic forenames: Indian Krishan, Avtar, Balwinder, Ganesh, Gursharan, Hardev, Karnail, Mahendra, Raj, Ravi, Subhash, Sudarshan. Polish Kazimierz, Janusz, Malgorzata, Piotr, Wojciech.
Indian (Punjab): Sikh name based on the name of a Jat tribe, from Sanskrit bala ‘strength’.
Turkish: ornamental name, nickname, or metonymic occupational name from bal ‘honey’.
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