Catharina Elisabeth Josefina Veenker

Brief Life History of Catharina Elisabeth Josefina

When Catharina Elisabeth Josefina Veenker was born on 22 March 1886, in Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands, her father, Henderikus Frederikus Veenker, was 33 and her mother, Anna Wilmink, was 30. She married Hendrikus Martinus van der Borg on 25 July 1912, in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands. She died on 10 January 1970, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 83.

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Family Time Line

Hendrikus Martinus van der Borg
1889–1979
Catharina Elisabeth Josefina Veenker
1886–1970
Marriage: 25 July 1912

Sources (4)

  • Catharina Elisabeth Josefina Veenker, "Netherlands, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1910"
  • Catherine, "California, Naturalization Records, 1883-1991"
  • Catharina Elisabeth Josefina Veenker, "Netherlands, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1910"

World Events (8)

1890

Death by suicide of van Gogh.

1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station

Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

Name Meaning

English: An English form of Catharine.

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