When Trijntje Schermer was born about 1782, in Schermerhorn, North Holland, Netherlands, her father, Dirk Schermer, was 21 and her mother, Grietje Witlok, was 25. She married Klaas Lindeman about 1808. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 18 December 1858, in Kwadijk, North Holland, Netherlands, at the age of 77.
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An alliance between Britain, Prussia and the Netherlands was ratified at the Hague.
France declared war on Britain and the Netherlands.
The Dutch defeated the French.
Some characteristic forenames: German Friedrich, Gerhard, Manfred, Nicolaus, Reinhold.
Dutch: habitational name from the polder Schermer in the North Holland province.
German: occupational name from Middle Low German schermere ‘fencer, street player’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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