Brief Life History of Jan
When Jan Slingerland was born on 13 October 1796, in Bleskensgraaf, South Holland, Netherlands, his father, Cornelis Slingerland, was 36 and his mother, Jannigje Beuzekom, was 37. He married Teuntje de Haan on 3 November 1824, in Nieuw-Lekkerland, South Holland, Netherlands. He died on 18 April 1849, in his hometown, at the age of 52.
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- Jan Slingerland, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Jan Slingerland, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
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World Events (5)
1799
The United East India Company is liquidated.
1813
The Dutch defeated the French.
1813 · Netherlands Regains Independence
In 1810, when Louis Bonaparte resigned from the throne, the Netherlands was annexed from the French. Finally in 1814, the Netherlands became sovereign and independent.
Name Meaning
Dutch (Van Slingerland): habitational name from a place so called in South Holland.
History: This was the name of a prominent Dutch family in the Albany area from the 17th century onward.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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