Theodora Maria Kettenis

Female6 May 1898–28 January 1950

Brief Life History of Theodora Maria

When Theodora Maria Kettenis was born on 6 May 1898, in Leiden, Holland, Netherlands, her father, Petrus Kettenis, was 48 and her mother, Johanna Simons, was 40. She married Nicolaas Reinier Petrus Groenendijk on 18 August 1920, in The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands. She died on 28 January 1950, in Roosendaal en Nispen, North Brabant, Netherlands, at the age of 51, and was buried in Roosendaal en Nispen, North Brabant, Netherlands.

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Family Time Line

Nicolaas Reinier Petrus Groenendijk
1890–1978
Theodora Maria Kettenis
1898–1950
Marriage: 18 August 1920

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  • Theodora Maria Kettenis, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    18 August 1920The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1899 · Hague Peace Convention

    Age 1

    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 6

    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 16

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

    Name Meaning

    Feminine form of Theodore , borne most notably by a 9th-century empress of Byzantium, the wife of Theophilus the Iconoclast. It means ‘gift of God’ the elements are the same as those of Dorothea , but in reverse order.

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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