Elbertie Snapper

Brief Life History of Elbertie

When Elbertie Snapper was born on 12 July 1714, in Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherlands, her father, Wijnand Snapper, was 25 and her mother, Reintien Cornelis van Aller, was 28. She married Johannes Ipenburgh on 18 July 1742, in Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Johannes Ipenburgh
1721–1781
Elbertie Snapper
1714–
Marriage: 18 July 1742
Willem IJpenburg
1743–
Wijnand IJpenburg
1744–1824
Geradus Ypenburg
1746–1754
Rijntje IJpenburg
1748–
Annetje Ypenburg
1751–
Annetje Ijpenburg
1751–
Gerardus IJpenburg
1754–
Elbertus IJpenburg
1756–
Elberta Werdina Ypenburg
1758–

Sources (11)

  • Elbertie Snapper, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
  • Elbertje Snappers in entry for Willem Hannessen, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
  • Elbertje Snappers in entry for Elbertus Ipenburg, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"

World Events (5)

1745

England, Austria, Saxony and the Netherlands formed an alliance against Russia.

1780

A four year war with England was fought.

1788

An alliance between Britain, Prussia and the Netherlands was ratified at the Hague.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name from Middle English knap(p)er(e), an agent derivative of knap(pe) ‘knob, hillock’, for someone who lived by a hilltop or hillock; compare Knapp .

German (also Knäpper): habitational name for someone from either of two places in Westphalia named Knapp.

German (Knäpper): unflattering nickname from an agent derivative of knappen ‘to be stingy’ or, in some places, ‘to grab or snatch’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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