Brief Life History of John
When John Hansink was born on 4 November 1826, in Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands, his father, Gerrit Hansink, was 55 and his mother, Catharina Schuts, was 26. He married Maria Johanna Vernhout on 4 May 1854, in Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 9 April 1879, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Netherlands, Birth Index, 1787-1915
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
- Johannes Hanzink, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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World Events (8)
1830
Belgium rebelled against Netherlands.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
North German: patronymic from Hans .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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