Helena Smits

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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Family Time Line

Evert Jan van Ballegoijen
1789–1873
Helena Smits
1789–1832
Marriage: 26 May 1814
Anthonij Van Ballegooie
1815–1885
Joost van Ballegooie
1818–1903
Willem Van Ballegooie
1820–1820
Neeltje Van Ballegooie
1821–1829
Sophia Vijke van Ballegoijen
1823–1890
Willem van Ballegooijen
1826–1865
Bastiaan van Ballegooie
1828–1871

Sources (37)

  • 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"

World Events (5)

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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