Brief Life History of Grietje
When Grietje Meinderts Smit was born on 4 February 1790, in Borgercompagnie, 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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Family Time Line
Sources (16)
- Grietje Schmidt in entry for Lodewijk Alons, "Netherlands Deaths and Burials, 1668-1945"
- Grietje Meindert Smit in entry for Meindert Alons, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Grietje, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
Spouse and Children
1781–1849 Male
1790–1829 Female
Children (6)
1815–1837 Female
1817–1842 Male
1819–1826 Male
1822–1901 Male
1824–1885 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1762–1821 Male
1763–1850 Female
Siblings (9)
1785– Female
1788–1873 Female
1790–1829 Female
1792– Male
1794–1849 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (4)
1793
Age 3
1795
Age 5
1813
Age 23
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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