Brief Life History of Siemon Jans
When Siemon Jans van der Laan was born on 27 January 1851, in Uithuizermeeden, Groningen, Netherlands, his father, Jan Edzes van der Laan, was 46 and his mother, Engeltje Geerts Stenhuis, was 40. He married Reina Timmer on 1 May 1875, in Middelstum, Groningen, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Muskegon, Michigan, United States in 1900. He died on 20 June 1933, in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, United States.
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- Simon Vander Laar, "United States Census, 1900"
- Simon Vanderlaan, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
- Simon Vanderlaan in entry for John S. Vanderlaan, "California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000"
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World Events (8)
1853
Birth of Vincent van Gogh.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1873
The Dutch began colonization efforts in Aceh province (Indonesia), which led to a decades-long war.
Name Meaning
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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