Brief Life History of Rijck Jansen
Rijck Jansen Heij was born in July 1648, in Dodewaard, Neder-Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands as the son of Jan Jansen Heij. He married Gerritjen Florik about 1665, in Hien en Dodewaard, Gelderland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died before November 1688.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Marriage record: Rijck Jansen Heij and Aeltjen Jansen
- Rijck Jansen Heij in entry for Jan Heij, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Rijck Heij in entry for Cornelia Heij, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
Spouse and Children
1648–1688 Male
– Female
Children (3)
1666– Male
1667– Female
1671– Female
Parents and Siblings
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Dieter, Eckhart, Gerd, Gotthilf, Heinz, Klaus, Konrad, Kurt, Manfred, Ralf, Uli.
German, Swiss German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): topographic name from Middle High German heide, German Heide ‘heath, moor, open, uncultivated land’. Compare Heath .
German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Haido, a short form of any of various compound names beginning with haid ‘heath’ (i.e. wasteland, often with heather).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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