Brief Life History of Gerardus Bernardus
When Gerardus Bernardus Denkers was born on 21 July 1843, in Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands, his father, Hermanus Denkers, was 29 and his mother, Berendina Wilmerink, was 28. He married Aaltje Brand on 19 May 1870, in Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 17 December 1911, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- 1910 United States Federal Census
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
- Gerard B. Denkers, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Latvian Imants.
North German and Dutch: variant of Dankert .
Latvian: unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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