When Jan Koster was born in 1853, in Waarde, Zeeland, Netherlands, his father, Johannis Koster, was 34 and his mother, Maatje Kok, was 30. He married Neeltje Verstrate on 7 March 1873, in Rilland, Zeeland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters.
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Birth of Vincent van Gogh.
The Dutch abolished slavery in Suriname. The Dutch were among the last Europeans to abolish slavery.
Death by suicide of van Gogh.
Dutch; North German (also Köster): originally a status name for a supervisor of the ecclesiastical garments of a church, later for a sexton, Middle Dutch coster(e), Middle Low German koster (from Latin costurarius). See also German Kuster , compare Koester .
North German (Köster): occupational name or status name for a tenant on a small farm, from Middle Low German koster, from kossater ‘cottager’. Compare Koester .
South German: occupational name for a wine taster, from kosten ‘to taste’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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