Brief Life History of Abraham de
When Abraham de Vos was born on 31 July 1831, in Breskens, Zeeland, Netherlands, his father, Cornelis de Vos, was 26 and his mother, Janneke Elias, was 29. He married Cornelia Haartsen on 16 July 1856, in Breskens, Zeeland, Netherlands. He died on 4 August 1893, in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, at the age of 62.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Abraham de Vos - Published information: birth-name: Abraham de Vos
- Abraham de Vos in entry for Johanna Suzanna Eckebus, "Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950"
- Legacy NFS Source: Abraham de Vos - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Abraham de Vos
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1838 · Natura Artis Magistra (Zoo)
The Natura Artis Magistra, also known as Artis, is the oldest Zoo in the Netherlands and among the oldest zoos in all of Europe. It is located in the center of Amsterdam. Gerard Westerman, J.W.H. Werlemann and J.J. Wijsmuller founded the Zoo in 1838, where it was initially open only to members. The zoo would become public in 1851. In addition to the typical Zoo fare, Artis also contains an aquarium, planetarium, arboretum, and a sizeable collection of art.
1841 · Moses and Aaron Church is Consecrated
"After approximately four years of construction, the ""Mozes en Aäronkerk"", or Moses and Aaron Church, was consecrated."
1852 · Bijbels Museum
The Bijbels (Biblical) Museum was founded in Amsterdam during 1852. Reverend Leendert Scouten laid the foundations for the museum with a scale model of the tabernacle. The museum is now home to rare exhibits, including the oldest printed Bible found in the Netherlands (from 1477).
Name Meaning
English: variant of Foss .
Dutch: nickname from vos ‘fox’, typically used for a redhead, but also found with other senses, or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house named with this word. This surname is also found in South Africa. Compare Devos .
North German: variant of Voss .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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