When Sieuke Andries Feenstra was born on 12 December 1853, in Friesland, Netherlands, her father, Andries Pieters Feenstra, was 57 and her mother, Tytje Jans Doctor, was 35. She married Jan Jans Hovinga on 27 May 1876, in East-Dongeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 1 June 1924, in The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands, at the age of 70.
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The Dutch abolished slavery in Suriname. The Dutch were among the last Europeans to abolish slavery.
Amstel Brewery was founded on June 11, 1870, in Amsterdam. It is named after the Amstel River which served for refrigeration. They use ice from canals to help keep their brews cold.
The Dutch began colonization efforts in Aceh province (Indonesia), which led to a decades-long war.
Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Hendrik, Cornie, Dirk, Gerrit, Wouter.
West Frisian and Dutch: topographic name for someone who lived in a boggy area, from Frisian fean, Dutch veen ‘peat, bog’ + the suffix -stra from Old Frisian sittera ‘inhabitant of’; or a habitational name for someone from any of several places named with the element veen. Sometimes also applied as a nickname to a peat worker. Compare Veenstra .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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