Brief Life History of Hendrik
When Hendrik Bierman was born about 1874, in Heemstede, North Holland, Netherlands, his father, Hendrik Bierman, was 41 and his mother, Catharina Mertens, was 40. He married Christina Sluijter on 10 May 1899, in Heemstede, North Holland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter.
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Sources (3)
- Hendrik Bierman, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Hendrik Bierman in entry for Christina Sluijter, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Hendrik Bierman in entry for Lambertus Hendrikus Bierman and Catharina Jongbloed, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
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World Events (8)
1890
Death by suicide of van Gogh.
1890 · Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Separates from the Netherlands
Luxembourg had gained their independence in 1867, but they were still under the possession of the kings of the Netherlands until William III died and the grand duchy passed to the House of Nassau-Weilburg.
1914 · WWI and the Netherlands
During WWI, the Netherlands declared that they were neutral and stayed so during the war.
Name Meaning
Dutch: occupational name for a beer merchant, brewer, or tavern owner or, in some cases, perhaps a nickname for a beer drinker; see Bier .
Americanized form of German Biermann , and a variant of the same Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname, a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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