Gerritje Gielen

Brief Life History of Gerritje

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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Family Time Line

Willem van Donkersgoed
1815–1901
Gerritje Gielen
1814–1857
Marriage: 4 November 1848
Steven van Donkersgoed
1849–1866
Albert Donkersgoed
1851–1927
Dirk van Donkersgoed
1855–1863

Sources (8)

  • Gerritje Gielen in entry for Elbert Otten, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
  • Gielen, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
  • Gerritje Gielen, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"

World Events (3)

1815

Sunday observance in Netherlands was regulated by law.

1830

Belgium rebelled against Netherlands.

1853

Birth of Vincent van Gogh.

Name Meaning

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.

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HISTORY OF WILLEM VAN DONKERSGOED

As 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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