Antje Wybes van der Schaaf

Brief Life History of Antje Wybes

Antje Wybes van der Schaaf was born on 24 October 1813, in Schoterland, Friesland, Netherlands as the daughter of Wiebe Durks van der Schaaf and Janke Annes Anninga. She married Willem Hofstra on 1 June 1843, in Schoterland, Friesland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Willem Hofstra
1812–1884
Antje Wybes van der Schaaf
1813–
Marriage: 1 June 1843
Akke Hofstra
1844–
Wiebe Hofstra
1847–
Sytte Willems Hofstra
1851–1902
Janke Hofstra
1854–1859
Janke Hofstra
1859–1868

Sources (10)

  • Antje van der Schaaf, Birth Record; AlleFriezen
  • Antje Wybes van der Schaaf & Willem Sytes Hofstra; Marriager Record nr 41; AlleFriezen
  • Annie Vanderschaef in entry for Sita W. Hofstra, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"

World Events (8)

1814

William VI, prince of Orange, became King William I of the Netherlands.

1814 · Kingdom of the Netherlands

In 1814, after gaining its independence, the Netherlands became a kingdom of their own with William I of Orange-Nassau as their ruler.

1853

Birth of Vincent van Gogh.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.

Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.

Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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