Grietje Meintes

Brief Life History of Grietje

When Grietje Meintes was born on 7 April 1841, in Akkrum, Friesland, Netherlands, her father, Meinte Annes Boersma, was 36 and her mother, Wypkjen Sijtzes van der Krieke, was 32. She died on 27 February 1862, in her hometown, at the age of 20.

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Family Time Line

Meinte Annes Boersma
1804–1892
Wypkjen Sijtzes van der Krieke
1810–1890
Anne Meintes Boersma
1836–1858
Grietje Meintes
1841–1862
Sytze Meintes Boersma
1844–1896

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  • Grietje Meintes Boersma, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"

World Events (1)

1853

Birth of Vincent van Gogh.

Name Meaning

North German:

patronymic from Mein .

habitational name from any of several places called Meins or Meinsen.

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

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