Grietje Heikens

Female11 May 1892–25 December 1957

Brief Life History of Grietje

Grietje Heikens was born on 11 May 1892, in Stadskanaal, Groningen, Netherlands as the daughter of Heike Heikens and Johanna Martha Klamer. She married Willem Hebels on 22 April 1911, in Borger, Drenthe, Netherlands. She died on 25 December 1957, in Nieuw-Buinen, Drenthe, Netherlands, at the age of 65.

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Family Time Line

Jakob Albert Buining
1881–1958
Grietje Heikens
1892–1957
Marriage: 31 March 1928

Sources (3)

  • Grietje Heikens, "Netherlands, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1910"
  • Grietje Heikens, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
  • Grietje Heikens in entry for Jakob Buining, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    31 March 1928Borger, Drenthe, Netherlands

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1899 · Hague Peace Convention

    Age 7

    The Hague Peace Convention was a series conferences that produced treaties and declarations. The convention took place in Hague, Netherlands. The conferences were among the first formal statements of the laws of war and war crimes in secular international law.

    1904 · Weerdinge Couple Found in Bog

    Age 12

    Two skeletons were found next to each other in Drenthe, Netherlands. The skeletons were dated back to between 160 BC and 220 AD. One of the skeletons was thought to be a female and the other a male so scientists called them the Weerdinge couple or Mr. and Mrs. Veenstra. It was determined that both skeletons were men and the name was changed to Weerdinge Men.

    1914 · WWI and the Netherlands

    Age 22

    During WWI, the Netherlands declared that they were neutral and stayed so during the war.

    Name Meaning

    North German: patronymic from Heike . Compare Hykes .

    Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Khayke, a pet form of Khaye ‘life’, with the addition of the Yiddish possessive suffix -s.

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

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