Brief Life History of Reinder
When Reinder Cousijn was born on 15 September 1836, in Dokkum, Friesland, Netherlands, his father, Klaas Jans Cousijn, was 42 and his mother, Hillegonde Westra, was 44.
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Parents and Siblings
1793–1861 Male
1792–1851 Female
Siblings (7)
1821–1822 Male
1823–1907 Male
1826–1882 Female
1828–1872 Female
1832–1902 Female
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World Events (3)
1853
Age 17
1863
Age 27
1870 · Amstel Brewery
Age 34
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Jacques, Emile, Jeanpaul, Serge.
French: nickname from Old French cusin, cosin ‘first cousin’, from Latin consobrinus, used (also) in the sense ‘friend, crony’. Compare with 2.
English: nickname from Middle English cusin, cosin ‘kinsman or cousin’, a borrowing from Old French (see 1 above). The surname would thus have denoted a person related in some way to a prominent figure in the neighborhood. In some cases it may also have been a nickname for someone who used the term cousin frequently as a familiar term of address.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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