Brief Life History of Gerrit
When Dr. Gerrit de Jong Jr. was born on 20 March 1892, in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, his father, Gerrit de Jong, was 22 and his mother, Lijda Marianne Kuiper, was 21. He married Rosabelle Winegar on 14 September 1911, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 26 September 1978, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Gerett Dejong, Jr, "United States Census, 1940"
- Gerrit De Jong, Jr, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Gerrit De Jong, Jr., "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1895 · Museum Willet-Holthuysen
Louisa Holthuysen, owner of a prestigious house she had inherited from past generations, bequeathed the property to the city of Amsterdam at the time of her passing. Her only request was that the building, and its contents, become a museum known by the name of Willet-Holthuysen. The building remains open to the public, and contains many decorative paintings (including some of unknown origin).
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Indian Dilip, Anirban, Gopal, Alok, Anindya, Arunava, Asit, Asok, Dibyendu, Goutam, Indra, Indranil.
Indian: variant of Dey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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