When Rijk Bakker was born on 1 February 1802, in Bunschoten, Utrecht, Netherlands, his father, Hendrik Bakker, was 26 and his mother, Elisabeth Helena Van Teeseling, was 32. He married Geertruida Versteegh on 29 January 1826, in Leersum, Utrecht, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 31 May 1854, in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, at the age of 52.
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The Dutch defeated the French.
During the Napoleonic Wars, the Netherlands was freed from the French by Prussian and Russian troops. William Frederik declared himself king of the region on March 16, 1815. Tensions rose between the southern and northern regions of the Netherlands. Eventually, Belgium declared themselves independent on October 4, 1830 during the Belgian Revolution (which broke out in August of 1830). William did not accept this change, and launched a invasion that ultimately had to be called off. The Treaty of London was signed in 1839, recognizing Belgian independence by the Dutch in exchange for certain land acquisitions.
"In order to shorten the sea route into Amsterdam, King William I had authorized the creation of the ""Great North Holland Canal"". This helped resolve issues (like shoals and shallows) that prevented many ships from reaching the city's harbor. Unfortunately, the canal quickly encountered issues: it was unable to handle the increasing number of ships, and it froze during the winter season."
Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Gerrit, Dirk, Klaas, Cornelis, Cornie, Durk, Frans, Kees, Michiel, Pieter, Aaltje, Adrianus. German Konrad, Claus, Erwin, Frieda, Gerhard, Hans, Hertha, Johannes.
Dutch and North German: occupational name for a baker, Dutch and Low German bakker. Compare Backer and Baker .
Norwegian: habitational name from any of the farmsteads so named in southeastern Norway; it is the indefinite plural form of Bakke .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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