Brief Life History of Elisabeth
When Elisabeth Lenstra was born on 20 May 1888, in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands, her father, Karste Lenstra, was 27 and her mother, Gardijntje Johannes Bosma, was 30. She married Heinrich Johann Willemsen on 29 October 1908, in Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She died on 28 July 1957, in Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands, at the age of 69.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Elisabeth Lenstra - Government record: birth-name: Elisabeth Lenstra
- Elisabeth Lenstra in entry for Lambertus Friso van Hoorn and Sofia Josefina Willemsen, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Elisabeth Lenstra in entry for Lambertus Friso Hoorn and Sofia Josefina Willemsen, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
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World Events (8)
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.
1914 · WWI and the Netherlands
During WWI, the Netherlands declared that they were neutral and stayed so during the war.
Name Meaning
The spelling of Elizabeth used in the Authorized Version of the New Testament, and in most modern European languages. This was the name of the mother of John the Baptist (Luke 1:60). Etymologically, the name means ‘God is my oath’, and is therefore identical with Elisheba, the name of the wife of Aaron according to the genealogy at Exodus 6:23. The final element seems to have been altered by association with Hebrew shabbāth ‘Sabbath’.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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