Brief Life History of Roelf
When Roelf Driessens was born on 30 January 1811, in Winschoten, Groningen, Netherlands, his father, Freerk Berents Driessens, was 48 and his mother, Grietje Roelfs Kuipers, was 36. He married Foktje Steenhuis on 17 May 1851, in Nieuwolda, Groningen, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 14 March 1897, in his hometown, at the age of 86.
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- Roelf Driessens in entry for Wander Evers and Lea Driessens, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Roelf Driessens in entry for Lamko Driessens and Hillechien de Boer, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Roelf Driessens in entry for Lamko Driessens and Albertje de Haan, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
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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.
1853
Birth of Vincent van Gogh.
Name Meaning
Dutch, Flemish, and North German: patronymic, formed with sen ‘son’, from the personal name Dries .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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