Brief Life History of Antje Jans
When Antje Jans Borger was born on 23 September 1800, in Joure, Friesland, Netherlands, her father, Jan Johannes Borger, was 33 and her mother, Popkje Holkes, was 28. She married Jan Jans Zeilmaker on 9 January 1831, in Schoterland, Friesland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She died about 1868, at the age of 69.
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- Antje Jans Borger in entry for Levenloos kind, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
- Antje Jans Borger in entry for Jan Zeilmaker and Akke van der Helm, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
- Antje Jans Borger in entry for Bernardus Meyer and Popkje Zeilmaker, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
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1813
The Dutch defeated the French.
1813 · Netherlands Regains Independence
In 1810, when Louis Bonaparte resigned from the throne, the Netherlands was annexed from the French. Finally in 1814, the Netherlands became sovereign and independent.
1830
Belgium rebelled against Netherlands.
Name Meaning
North German (also Börger) and Dutch: variant of Burger .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from Yiddish borger ‘borrower’ or ‘lender’.
Norwegian and Swedish: habitational name for someone from a place called Borg (see Borg ), or a topographic name for someone living by a fortification or near a hill resembling a fortification.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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