When Gerritje Gielen was born on 23 August 1814, in Putten, Gelderland, Netherlands, her father, Steven Gielen, was 34 and her mother, Aaltje Horseling, was 28. She married Willem van Donkersgoed on 4 November 1848, in Putten, Gelderland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She died on 27 March 1857, in Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands, at the age of 42.
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Sunday observance in Netherlands was regulated by law.
Belgium rebelled against Netherlands.
Birth of Vincent van Gogh.
Some characteristic forenames: Polish Halina, Stanislaw, Wladyslaw, Zofia.
Polish (Bieleń): nickname for a person with white or fairhair or a pale complexion, from a derivative of biały‘white’. Compare Biel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAs told by Hazel G. Nelson Donkersgoed Elbert Otten, father of Willem, was born 17 Feb 1771 in Putten, Gelderland, Holland. He was an army officer in the army in Ap …
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