Gerritje Gielen

Brief Life History of Gerritje

When Gerritje Gielen was born in 1771, in Putten, Gelderland, Netherlands, her father, Giel Gerritse, was 32 and her mother, Cornelisje Cosijns, was 32. She married Aalt Arendsen on 6 June 1790, in Putten, Gelderland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 14 January 1834, in Harderwijk, Gelderland, Netherlands, at the age of 63, and was buried in Harderwijk, Gelderland, Netherlands.

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Family Time Line

Aalt Arendsen
1765–1831
Gerritje Gielen
1771–1834
Marriage: 6 June 1790
Maria Arends
1790–1843
Giel Arentsen
1792–1866
Knelisie Aaltsen
1794–
Cornelia Arendsen
1795–1870
Knelisje Arendse
1796–
Willem Arendsen
1798–
Willem Arendse
1801–1880
Jacoba Arentzen
1805–
Gerritje Arentsen
1808–1879
Daniel Arendsen
1813–1815
Evertje Arentsen
1816–1835

Sources (23)

  • Gerritje Gielen in entry for Jacoba Aartsen, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
  • Gerritje Chielen in entry for Chiel Aaltsen, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
  • Gerritje Chielen in entry for Knelisje Aaltse, "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

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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