Brief Life History of Gerrit Erenst
When Gerrit Erenst Broekema was born on 21 May 1778, in Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands, his father, Erenst Gerrits Broekema, was 30 and his mother, Jetske Geerts, was 29. He married Ida Tjalling Wolthuis on 27 January 1805, in Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 9 daughters.
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- Gerrit Ernst Broekema im Eintrag für Janna Broekema, „Niederlande, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000“
- Gerrit Ernst Broekema im Eintrag für Itje Broekema, „Niederlande, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000“
- Gerrit, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
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1780
A four year war with England was fought.
1788
An alliance between Britain, Prussia and the Netherlands was ratified at the Hague.
1813
The Dutch defeated the French.
Name Meaning
West Frisian: patronymic, formed with the suffix -ma ‘(one of the) men of’, from the personal name Bronke, a pet form of Bruno .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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