Brief Life History of Gerrit
When Gerrit Renes was born on 29 March 1877, in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, his father, Nicolaas Renes, was 27 and his mother, Josina van Loenen, was 28. He married Petronella Mica on 26 September 1900, in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died on 1 May 1957, in his hometown, at the age of 80.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Gerrit Renes - birth-name: Gerrit Renes
- Gerrit Renes in entry for Josina Helena Renes, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Gerrit Reves in entry for Johannes Wilhelmus van Attekum and Josina Helena Reves, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
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1890
Death by suicide of van Gogh.
1890 · Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Separates from the Netherlands
Luxembourg had gained their independence in 1867, but they were still under the possession of the kings of the Netherlands until William III died and the grand duchy passed to the House of Nassau-Weilburg.
1899 · Hague Peace Convention
The Hague Peace Convention was a series conferences that produced treaties and declarations. The convention took place in Hague, Netherlands. The conferences were among the first formal statements of the laws of war and war crimes in secular international law.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Pierre, Remy.
German and French: probably a variant of Renner . It is very rare in both Germany and France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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