When Martinus or Matthijs Leendertsz. van Galen was born on 21 June 1793, in Holland, Netherlands, his father, Leendert Matthijszn van Galen, was 46 and his mother, Maartje Teunis Van Der Hoeven, was 33. He married Catharina van Heijningen on 4 April 1822, in Holland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 18 September 1849, in his hometown, at the age of 56.
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France and Napoleon conquered the Netherlands.
The United East India Company is liquidated.
The Dutch defeated the French.
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.
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