Jantje Hendriks Schreur

Brief Life History of Jantje Hendriks

When Jantje Hendriks Schreur was born about 1760, in Giethoorn, Overijssel, Netherlands, her father, Hendrik Harmens Schreur, was 49 and her mother, Marrigje Jans Beutink, was 29. She married Harmen Roelofs Dam on 16 February 1783, in Giethoorn, Overijssel, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 17 December 1840, in Tjalleberd, Friesland, Netherlands, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

Harmen Roelofs Dam
1758–1849
Jantje Hendriks Schreur
1760–1840
Marriage: 16 February 1783
Roelof Harmens Dam
1783–1846
Margjen Harmens Dam
1802–
Hendrik Harmens Dam
1785–1827
Geertje Harmes Dam
1789–1828
Jan Harmens Dam
1792–1873
Harmen Harmens Dam
1794–1848
Koop Harmens Dam
1798–1884
Wieger Harmens Dam
1805–1855

Sources (9)

  • Jantje Hendriks Schreurs in entry for Klaas Sibbeles Jongedijk and Margjen Harmens Dam, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
  • Jantje Hendriks Schreur in entry for Wiegger Harms Dam and Jantje Johannes Kelderhuis, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
  • Jansje Hendrik Schreur in entry for Geertje Harmes Dam, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"

World Events (6)

1780

A four year war with England was fought.

1788

An alliance between Britain, Prussia and the Netherlands was ratified at the Hague.

1793

France declared war on Britain and the Netherlands.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Gerrit, Cornelis, Harm.

Dutch: occupational name for a tailor, from a shortened form of Schreuder .

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

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