Brief Life History of Thimotheus
When Thimotheus Mets was born on 4 December 1828, in Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands, his father, Phillippus Mets, was 41 and his mother, Leah Ova, was 29. He married Adriaantje Hak on 19 May 1855, in Vuren, Dalem, Gelderland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Morgan, Morgan, Utah, United States in 1870 and Mesa Arizona Temple, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1900. In 1863, at the age of 34, his occupation is listed as first dutch branch president in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. He died on 17 April 1911, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.
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- Timothy Mets, "United States Census, 1880"
- Birth Record nr 235 of Thimoteus Mets
- Marriage Record nr 742 of Tomoteus Mets & Lijdia Huijsman
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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.
1844 · Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant begins publication
In 1844, this highly liberal newspaper began publishing. It was so influential that it stayed in business until 1970, when it merged with its competitor, Algemeen Handelsblad, forming the NRC Handelsblad.
1856 · Rotterdam Zoo opens to the public
In 1856, Rotterdam Zoo, or Blijdorp zoo opened. It was heavily damaged in WWII and the animals were moved to the present location at the end of the 1940s.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Cambodian Sarin, Chan, Rin, Sok, Chea, Heng, Hok, Kan, Lim, Man, Pich, Sambath, Samnang, Saroeun, Be, Dam, Hum, Ky, Ly, Nhan, Sophal, Sophan, Sophea, Yen, Vuthy, Chhath, Chhin, Chhon, Oeun, Savath, Sophath, Sovann, Thoeun, Pheng.
Cambodian: written មាស, from a Khmer word meaning e.g. ‘gold’.
Americanized form of German Mies .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Leah Ova 1799 -1874
Leah Ova (1799- 1874) In quotes is from Fannie Elizabeth Wells account Leah Ova was the mother of Elizabeth Mets who was the mother of Fannie Elizabeth Wells who was the mother of Lucretia Thelma …
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