Brief Life History of Jantje
When Jantje Weerman was born on 29 December 1888, in Utingeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands, her father, Christiaan Pieters Weerman, was 33 and her mother, Hitje Hoekstra van den Akker, was 27. She died on 3 June 1978, at the age of 89.
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World Events (8)
1890
Death by suicide of van Gogh.
1890 · Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Separates from the Netherlands
Luxembourg had gained their independence in 1867, but they were still under the possession of the kings of the Netherlands until William III died and the grand duchy passed to the House of Nassau-Weilburg.
1914 · WWI and the Netherlands
During WWI, the Netherlands declared that they were neutral and stayed so during the war.
Name Meaning
Altered form of English or Irish Dearman 1, 2.
Americanized form of German Deermann: unexplained.
Possibly also an Americanized form of German Diermann (see Dearman 3).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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