Brief Life History of Kornelis Harms
When Kornelis Harms Rutgers was born on 2 April 1816, in Eelde, Drenthe, Netherlands, his father, Harm Kornelis Rutgers, was 40 and his mother, Nieske Jans Drewes, was 24. He married Jantien Harms Staats on 26 May 1838, in Eelde, Drenthe, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 2 December 1899, in Eelde-Paterswolde, Drenthe, Netherlands, at the age of 83.
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- Kornelis Rutgers, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Kornelis Rutgers, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Kornelis Harms Rutgers, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
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1830
Belgium rebelled against Netherlands.
1853
Birth of Vincent van Gogh.
1863
The Dutch abolished slavery in Suriname. The Dutch were among the last Europeans to abolish slavery.
Name Meaning
Dutch: patronymic from the ancient Germanic personal name Rutger (see Roger ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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