Willemina Roelands

Brief Life History of Willemina

Willemina Roelands was christened on 27 March 1766, in Eck en Wiel, Buren, Gelderland, Netherlands as the daughter of Lucas Jacobus Roelands and Johanna Van Hattem. She married Johannes Jacobus Smits on 7 April 1786, in Eck en Wiel, Buren, Gelderland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 1 April 1839, in her hometown, at the age of 73.

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Family Time Line

Johannes Jacobus Smits
1752–1846
Willemina Roelands
1766–1839
Marriage: 7 April 1786
Lucas Jacobus Smits
1786–1871
Helena Smits
1788–1848
Johanna Smits
1792–
Roeland Smits
1792–
Roelofje Smits
1794–1858
Anna Smits
1797–1828
Cornelis Smits
1800–1875
Johanna Wilhelmina Smits
1802–1885
Gijsbertje Smits
1806–1882

Sources (27)

  • Marriage Record of Dirk Verschuil & Leena Smits M. 1830
  • Willemina Roeland in entry for Peter de Vries and Gijsbertje Smits, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
  • Willemina Roelant in entry for Cornelia Smits, "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

English and Welsh: variant of Rowland , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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