Grietje or Geertje Schepers
17 September 1849–
Smilde, Drenthe, Netherlands
The Life of Grietje or Geertje
When Grietje or Geertje Schepers was born on 17 September 1849, in Smilde, Drenthe, Netherlands, her father, Lubbe Scheper, was 27 and her mother, Aaltje Jans Karst, was 21. She married Herm ten Napel on 31 July 1874, in Ambt Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands.
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Family Time Line
Herm ten Napel
1850–1913
Grietje or Geertje Schepers
1849–
Marriage: 31 July 1874
Spouse and Children
Herm ten Napel
1850–1913Male
1849–Female
MARRIAGE
31 July 1874
Ambt Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands
31 July 1874
Ambt Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands
Parents and Siblings
Lubbe Scheper
1821–1886Male
Aaltje Jans Karst
1827–1875Female
siblings
(8)
1849–Female
Jan Schepers
1851–Male
Aafje Schepers
1854–Female
Henderkien Schepers
1857–Female
Marchje Schepers
1860–1939Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1853
Age 4
Birth of Vincent van Gogh.
1863
Age 14
The Dutch abolished slavery in Suriname. The Dutch were among the last Europeans to abolish slavery.
1890
Age 41
Death by suicide of van Gogh.
Name Meaning
Dutch and North German: patronymic from Scheper .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (2)
- Geertje Schepers, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
- Geertje Schepers, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
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