Brief Life History of Arend
When Arend Jansen was born on 7 January 1782, in Maurik, Gelderland, Netherlands, his father, Thomas Jansen, was 25 and his mother, Mechteld van Renne, was 33.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Arend Thomassen, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Arend Jansen, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
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Siblings (7)
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World Events (8)
1788
An alliance between Britain, Prussia and the Netherlands was ratified at the Hague.
1793
France declared war on Britain and the Netherlands.
1813
The Dutch defeated the French.
Name Meaning
Dutch, Flemish, Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Jan, a shortened vernacular form of Johannes (see John ). In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variant Janssen . Compare Janson 1 and Johnson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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