Brief Life History of Paulus Johannes "Paul John"
When Paulus Johannes "Paul John" Kammeyer was born on 20 January 1874, in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, his father, Hendrik Matthijs Kammeijer, was 44 and his mother, Alida Hendrika Nijburg, was 34. He married Dirkje Berendina or Betsy Denkers on 30 July 1899, in Stad Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 4 September 1968, in Roy, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Paul John Kammeyer, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- Paul J Kammeyer, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Paul John Kammeyer, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
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.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Armin, Gerhart, Hans, Kurt.
distinguishing name denoting a tenant farmer whose farm was on a mountain crest, from Middle High German kamb(e), kam(me) ‘comb’, by extension ‘crest of a mountain range’ + meier ‘tenant farmer’ (see Meyer ).
variant of Kampmeier .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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