Brief Life History of Helena
When Helena Smits was born on 28 June 1789, in Dussen, North Brabant, Netherlands, her father, Joost Smits, was 31 and her mother, Neeltje de Wind, was 19. She married Evert Jan van Ballegoijen on 26 May 1814, in Meeuwen, North Brabant, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 26 February 1832, in Dussen, North Brabant, Netherlands, at the age of 42.
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- Helena Smits, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Helena Smits in entry for Vijke van Ballegoie, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Helena Smits in entry for Bastiaan van Ballegoie, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
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1793
France declared war on Britain and the Netherlands.
1796
"In 1796 it was renamed ""Batavo Brabant"" within the Batavian Republic, a satellite state of the First French Republic."
1813
The Dutch defeated the French.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Dirk, Cornelis, Pieter, Gerrit, Gerritt, Hendrik, Willem.
Dutch: patronymic from Smit .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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