When Jan Roodsant was born on 8 February 1787, in Oude Tonge, South Holland, Netherlands, his father, Arend Roodsant, was 46 and his mother, Sara Hendriksdr Kattestaart, was 37. He died before 18 April 1790.
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An alliance between Britain, Prussia and the Netherlands was ratified at the Hague.
As a boy's name this represents a revival of Middle English Jan, a by‐form of John , or an adoption of the common European form with this spelling. As a girl's name it is a short form of names such as Janet and Janice .
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