Brief Life History of Adriaan
When Adriaan Colijn was born on 15 January 1749, his father, Arien Colijn, was 27 and his mother, Maria van Beers, was 24. He married Clasina Kamp on 23 April 1775, in Genderen, North Brabant, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 6 March 1831, in Aalburg, North Brabant, Netherlands, at the age of 82.
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- Adriaan Colijn in entry for Johanna Colijn, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Adrianus Colijn in entry for Frans Vos, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Adrianus Colijn, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
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World Events (6)
1780
A four year war with England was fought.
1788
An alliance between Britain, Prussia and the Netherlands was ratified at the Hague.
1793
France declared war on Britain and the Netherlands.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Alfredo, Francisco, Jesus, Ricardo, Alberto, Angel, Arturo, Eduardo, Esteban, Faustino. French Alexandre, Andre, Armand, Georges, Henri, Jean Claude, Jean-Michel, Laurette, Lucien, Marcel, Patrice, Pierre.
French, Walloon, and Breton: from a French shortened pet form of the personal name Nicolas (see Nicholas ). This surname is also found in the Flemish part of Belgium.
English: from the personal name Colin, a diminutive of Col, itself a pet form of Nicholas .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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