Brief Life History of Neeltje
When Neeltje van Eck was christened on 20 March 1774, in Kedichem, Leerdam, South Holland, Netherlands, her father, Willem van Eck, was 30 and her mother, Geertje Bloos, was 26. She had at least 7 sons and 4 daughters with Andries van Kleef. She died on 2 December 1859, in Nieuwland, South Holland, Netherlands, at the age of 85.
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- Neeltje van Nek in entry for Willem van Kleef, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Neeltje van Ek in entry for Andries van Kleef, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
- Neeltje van Eck in entry for Kornelis de Bondt and Dingena van Kleef, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
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Children (11)
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World Events (7)
1780
A four year war with England was fought.
1788
An alliance between Britain, Prussia and the Netherlands was ratified at the Hague.
1799
The United East India Company is liquidated.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.
Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.
Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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