Brief Life History of Grietje
When Grietje Meinderts Smit was born on 4 February 1790, in Borgercompagnie, Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands, her father, Meindert Harmens Smit, was 29 and her mother, Grietje Freerks, was 28. She married Luitje Alons on 27 December 1813, in Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 13 February 1829, in Sappemeer, Groningen, Netherlands, at the age of 39.
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- Grietje Meindert Smit in entry for Meindert Alons, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Grietje, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Grietje Meinderts Smit in entry for Freerk Alons and Eilderdina Eilderts, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
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Children (6)
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World Events (4)
1793
France declared war on Britain and the Netherlands.
1795
France and Napoleon conquered the Netherlands.
1813
The Dutch defeated the French.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kuno, Kurt.
North German and Dutch: patronymic from the personal name Meinhard (see Meinert ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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