Brief Life History of Anton Henri Wilhelm
When Anton Henri Wilhelm Stroeve was born on 5 December 1872, in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, his father, Florens Christiaan Stroeve, was 46 and his mother, Grietje Knol, was 42.
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- Anton Henri Wilhelm Stroeve, "Netherlands Births and Baptisms, 1564-1910"
- Anton Henri Wilhelm Stroeve, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Population Registers"
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1873
The Dutch began colonization efforts in Aceh province (Indonesia), which led to a decades-long war.
1880 · Second Golden Age
The period during the end of the 19th Century is often referred to as Amsterdam's Second Golden age. The industrial revolution began, new museums were built, and a railway station was constructed.
1903 · Railroad strikes in the Netherlands (1903)
A labor dispute broke out among Amsterdam workers regarding union rights. Union membership was obligatory with certain companies, but this was not the case for some other employers. The strikes began in January of 1903 and quickly spread across the country. Workers fought for the right to organize into unions and have the freedom to implement strikes.
Name Meaning
North German (also Ströde): topographic name for someone who lived by a thicket, Middle Low German strōt.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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