When Christina Maria Scholten was born on 28 September 1854, in Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands, her father, Hendrikus Scholten, was 28 and her mother, Gerritjen Van Duuren, was 32. She married Georg Alexander Eckhardt on 7 June 1882, in Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands. She died on 14 December 1907, in Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands, at the age of 53.
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The Dutch abolished slavery in Suriname. The Dutch were among the last Europeans to abolish slavery.
Amstel Brewery was founded on June 11, 1870, in Amsterdam. It is named after the Amstel River which served for refrigeration. They use ice from canals to help keep their brews cold.
The Dutch began colonization efforts in Aceh province (Indonesia), which led to a decades-long war.
Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Gerrit, Dirk, Bastian, Berend, Gradus, Harmen, Hendrick, Jacobus, Willem, Wim.
Dutch and German: patronymic from the status name Scholte ‘village headman’, a variant of Schulte .
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