Maartje or Maijke van Valen

Brief Life History of Maartje or Maijke

When Maartje or Maijke van Valen was born about 1735, in Holland, Netherlands, her father, Teunis Jansen van Valen, was 36 and her mother, Johanna Ariensd Rijken, was 39. She married Maarten Huijbertse de Kievit on 3 February 1771, in Dubbeldam, Holland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 17 July 1817, in Dubbeldam, Holland, Netherlands, at the age of 83.

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Family Time Line

Maarten Huijbertse de Kievit
1732–
Maartje or Maijke van Valen
1735–1817
Marriage: 3 February 1771
Teunis de Kievit
1772–1841
Jacob de Kievit
1774–
Leijse de Kievit
1775–1832
Anna de Kievit
1777–1836
Pieternella de Kievit
1781–
Kobus de Kievit
1783–

Sources (15)

  • Death record of Maartje van Valen
  • Maartje Teunissen van Valen in entry for Jacob, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
  • Maartje Teunissen van Valen in entry for Leijsje, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"

World Events (5)

1745

England, Austria, Saxony and the Netherlands formed an alliance against Russia.

1780

A four year war with England was fought.

1788

An alliance between Britain, Prussia and the Netherlands was ratified at the Hague.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.

Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.

Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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