Brief Life History of Derk
When Derk Koldewyn was born on 14 December 1881, in Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands, his father, Zwier Willem Koldewijn, was 51 and his mother, Anna Jacomina ten Hoeve, was 35. He married Rose Tingen on 15 October 1907, in Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Ogden City Legislative District 1, Ogden City Election Precinct, Weber, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 18 August 1950, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Derk Koldewyn, "United States 1950 Census"
- Birth record of Derk Koldewijn, 14 Dec 1881, Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands.
- Derk Koldwyne, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1941"
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1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1889
Weber comes from John Henry Weber, an early fur trader. The university opened for students on January 7, 1889. By the late 1920's, the college was in financial difficulty and the Utah Legislature passed a law allowing the purchase of both Weber College and Snow College from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1954 the college moved from downtown Ogden the southeast bench area of the city where it resides currently.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
From a Low German or Dutch form of Theodoric ( see Terry ), introduced into Britain during the Middle Ages by Flemish weavers, although it was not much used until a sudden explosion of popularity in the mid 20th century.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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