Jacobus Gerritsen

Brief Life History of Jacobus

When Jacobus Gerritsen was born on 2 April 1862, in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands, his father, Andries Hendrik Gerritsen, was 20 and his mother, Jobje Visser, was 24. He married Adriana de Waal on 27 February 1884, in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 12 April 1940, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jacobus Gerritsen
1862–1940
Adriana de Waal
1862–1930
Marriage: 27 February 1884
Andries Gerritsen
1883–1884
Andries Hendrik Gerritsen
1884–1885
Cornelia Adriana Jacoba Gerritsen
1885–1976
Adriana Jacoba Gerritsen
1886–1887
Andries Hendrik Jacobus Gerritsen
1888–1889
Francina Helena Gerritsen
1889–1955
Gerrit Jan Daniel Gerritsen
1891–1902
Jacobus Gerritsen
1893–1945
Adrian Gerritsen Sr
1894–1967
Gerrit Jan Daniel Gerritsen
1902–1966

Sources (51)

  • Jacobus Gerritsen, "Netherlands, Birth Index, 1787-1915"
  • Netherlands Archival Indexes for 1884 marriage of Jacobus Gerritsen
  • Jacobus Gerritsen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · Rotterdam Bank is completed

"On May 16, 1863, Rotterdam Bank was founded by Marten Mees, and a handful of other businessmen. It became the main rival to the bank he founded years earlier. Rotterdam bank's founders emulated Britain�s """"Colonial Bank"""", to help alleviate the increasing need for borrowing in the Dutch East Indies."

1885 · The Wereldmuseum Rotterdam opens

In 1885, the Geography and Ethnology museum opened as a result of increased exposure to other cultures within its borders and exploratory efforts into foreign lands. It changed its name later to the Wereldmuseum Rotterdam.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Gerrit, Jeroen, Berend, Derk, Hendrik, Henk.

Dutch and North German: patronymic from the personal name Gerrit (see Gerrits ). Compare Garrison .

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

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