When Gerrit van Blankensteiin was born on 29 November 1789, in Beusichem, Gelderland, Netherlands, his father, Harmen Blankestein, was 34 and his mother, Peternella de Graaf, was 31. He married Elisabeth Van Den Berg on 15 November 1815, in Maurik, Gelderland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 22 April 1870, in Maurik, Gelderland, Netherlands, at the age of 80.
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France declared war on Britain and the Netherlands.
France and Napoleon conquered the Netherlands.
The Dutch defeated the French.
Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.
Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.
Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.
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