Brief Life History of Paul Johannes
When Paul Johannes Vandervoort was born about 1736, his father, Jan Vandervoort, was 25 and his mother, Catherine Sprong, was 24. He died before 7 December 1799.
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Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Dirk, Pieter, Hendrik.
Dutch (Van der Voort) and Flemish (also Van der Voort): topographic name for someone who lived by a ford or crossing point, Middle Dutch voorde, or a habitational name for someone from a place called with this word, for example Tervoort in North Brabant. Compare Vanderford , Vandervort , and Vandivort .
History: Johannes (Jan) van der Voort (1870–1939) and his family immigrated in 1908 from Loon op Zand in North Brabant and settled in WI as a farmer. His brother Lambertus (Bart) van der Voort (1875–1971) followed two years later and settled in MT.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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