When Adriana Quist was born on 29 January 1792, in Zeeland, Netherlands, her father, Christoffel Anthonie Quist, was 34 and her mother, Belia van Nieuwenhuisen, was 36. She married Marinus de Graaff on 15 January 1813, in Zeeland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 1 April 1858, in Poortvliet, Zeeland, Netherlands, at the age of 66.
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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: Scandinavian Egil, Eyvind, Sig, Arnt, Erik.
Swedish: ornamental name from quist, an old or ornamental spelling of kvist ‘twig’.
Danish: nickname for a thin man, from kvist ‘twig’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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