Brief Life History of Dirksje
When Dirksje Monster was born on 22 August 1802, in Holland, Netherlands, her father, Jan Monster, was 45 and her mother, Willemijntje Verzijl, was 28. She married David Stoker on 15 November 1823, in 's-Gravendeel, South Holland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 12 December 1885, in her hometown, at the age of 83.
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- Dirksje Monster in entry for David Stoker, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Dirksje Monster, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Dirksje Monster in entry for Bastiaan Katoen, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
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World Events (7)
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.
1830
Belgium rebelled against Netherlands.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Gerhard, Egon, Jurgen.
German (mainly Münster) and Dutch (also Van Munster): habitational name from any of the places called Münster (in Germany) or Munster, derived from Latin monasterium ‘monastery’, or a topographic name for someone living near a monastery.
Irish: variant (translation into English) of Moynihan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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