Brief Life History of Gerrit
When Gerrit van Eijk was born on 3 July 1808, in IJsselstein, Utrecht, Netherlands, his father, Nicolaas van Eijk, was 23 and his mother, Elizabeth Kok, was 22. He married Johanna de Groot on 12 July 1829, in IJsselstein, Utrecht, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 27 April 1888, in his hometown, at the age of 79.
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- Gerrit van Eijk in entry for Anna Klasina van Eijk, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Gerrit Van Eijk in entry for Klaas Van Eijk, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Gerrit Van Eijk in entry for Nicolaas Van Eijk, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
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1813
The Dutch defeated the French.
1813 · Netherlands Regains Independence
In 1810, when Louis Bonaparte resigned from the throne, the Netherlands was annexed from the French. Finally in 1814, the Netherlands became sovereign and independent.
1830
Belgium rebelled against Netherlands.
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Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.
Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.
Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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