Brief Life History of Maria
When Maria van de Merwe was born on 20 July 1890, in Dubbeldam, South Holland, Netherlands, her father, Cornelis Pietersz Van de Merwe, was 28 and her mother, Elisabeth Brand, was 25. She married Pieter in 't Veld on 17 December 1908, in Dubbeldam, South Holland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She died on 25 July 1989, in Holland, Netherlands, at the age of 99, and was buried in Holland, Netherlands.
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- Maria van de Merwe in entry for Cornelis in 't Veld and Maria Cornelia van der Hoeven, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
- Maria van de Merwe in entry for Aart Kruidenier and Saartje in 't Veld, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
- Maria van de Merwe, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
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1899 · Hague Peace Convention
The Hague Peace Convention was a series conferences that produced treaties and declarations. The convention took place in Hague, Netherlands. The conferences were among the first formal statements of the laws of war and war crimes in secular international law.
1904 · Weerdinge Couple Found in Bog
Two skeletons were found next to each other in Drenthe, Netherlands. The skeletons were dated back to between 160 BC and 220 AD. One of the skeletons was thought to be a female and the other a male so scientists called them the Weerdinge couple or Mr. and Mrs. Veenstra. It was determined that both skeletons were men and the name was changed to Weerdinge Men.
1917
WWI. Despite Dutch neutrality in World War I (1914-18), the Netherlands suffers from severe food shortages, triggering street riots.
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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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