When Cornelia Donker was born on 24 January 1817, in Oosterland, Zeeland, Netherlands, her father, Abraham Donker, was 25 and her mother, Gerritje Kerpestein, was 22. She married Marinus Bal on 7 May 1837, in Oosterland, Zeeland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 28 January 1890, in her hometown, at the age of 73.
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Belgium rebelled against Netherlands.
Birth of Vincent van Gogh.
The Dutch abolished slavery in Suriname. The Dutch were among the last Europeans to abolish slavery.
Dutch: nickname for someone with dark hair or a dark complexion, from (Middle) Dutch donker ‘dark’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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