Grietje Meinderts Smit

Female4 February 1790–13 February 1829

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

Luitje Alons
1781–1849
Grietje Meinderts Smit
1790–1829
Marriage: 27 December 1813
Hinderkien Alons
1815–1837
Meindert Alons
1817–1842
Cornelis Louis Alons
1819–1826
Freerk Alons
1822–1901
Lodewijk Alons
1824–1885
Grietje Alons
1828–1853

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

  • Marriage
    27 December 1813Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands
  • Children (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (4)

    1793

    Age 3

    France declared war on Britain and the Netherlands.

    1795

    Age 5

    France and Napoleon conquered the Netherlands.

    1813

    Age 23

    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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