Brief Life History of Sybren
When Sybren van Dyke was born on 22 May 1827, in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands, his father, Roelof van Dijk, was 25 and his mother, Sjieukje Pieters Westra, was 23. He married Fokje Jans Dam on 14 May 1853, in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Hooper, Weber, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 29 November 1899, in Loa, Piute, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Loa, Piute, Utah, United States.
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- 1880 Utah Census for Sybren and Annie Van Dyke + 2 daughters
- Siebrant van Dyke, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Sybren van Dijk & Fokje Jans Dam; Marriage Record nr 45; AlleFriezen
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Children (7)
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Parents and Siblings
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
Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.
Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.
Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Sybren Van Dijk History
Sybren Van Dijk De man is een geboren en getogen Nederlander, in 1863 tot het herstelde evangelie bekeerd en zes jaar later met zijn gezin geëmigreerd naar Zion. Tweemaal keert hij als …
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