Brief Life History of Willem Teunisz
When Willem Teunisz Pier was born on 4 July 1627, in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, his father, Toennisz Jansz Pier, was 11624 and his mother, Jannetje Arents Joosten, was 24. He died in 1676, in New York Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 49.
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- Willem Jansz, "Netherlands Births and Baptisms, 1564-1910"
- Willem, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Miscellaneous Records"
- Netherlands, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1910
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World Events (7)
1631 · Athenaeum Illustre of Amsterdam
"The Amsterdamse Atheneum was an ""illustrous school"" sponsored by the city, where famous scientists such as Petrus Camper and Caspar Barlaeus taught classes. It was built from the remains of a 1470 chapel (Agnietenklooster). Upon being founded, the City Library was moved to the attics of the building and formed the beginning of what would become the University Library."
1637 · First City Theatre Built (Schouwburg of Van Campen)
Built by Jacob Van Campen in 1637, the Schouwburg of Van Campen was the first city theatre in Amsterdam.
1641 · Saaihal
Pieter de Keyser, son of Hendrick de Keyser, built the famous building Saaihal in 1641. It formed part of the building complex known as Staalhof, which was at the center of the textile industry in Amsterdam. The city would help create the most important wool market in Europe during the 17th century.
Name Meaning
German: habitational name from a place so named near Düren (Lower Rhine).
German: nickname from Middle Low German pīr(-ās) ‘earthworm’.
English: variant of Pear 1-3.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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