Brief Life History of Louerina Adriana "Lena"
When Louerina Adriana "Lena" DeBruyn was born on 4 July 1882, in Dalem, Gelderland, Netherlands, her father, Goverdt Andries De Bruijn, was 32 and her mother, Clara Middelkoop, was 37. She married Everett Herman Meyers on 1 March 1900, in O'Brien, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Sheldon, O'Brien, Iowa, United States in 1910. She died on 26 January 1948, at the age of 65.
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- Lena Myers in household of Avert Myers, "United States Census, 1910"
- Lena de Bruyn, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Lorena Debruyn, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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1884 · There is now a Capital Building
The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Otto, Erna. Dutch Dirk, Antoon, Emiel, Pieter, Wim.
Flemish (also Debruyn) and Dutch: variant of Dutch De Bruin . The surname De Bruyn is also established in South Africa.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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