Harmen Jan Troost

Brief Life History of Harmen Jan

When Harmen Jan Troost was born on 20 June 1896, in Voorst, Gelderland, Netherlands, his father, Jan De Wilde, was 32 and his mother, Aaltje Veldhoen, was 31. He had at least 1 son with Jannetje Reinira Roelofs. He died on 4 April 1978, in Nijbroek, Gelderland, Netherlands, at the age of 81, and was buried in Nijbroek, Voorst, Gelderland, Netherlands.

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Harmen Jan Troost
1896–1978
Jannetje Reinira Roelofs
1899–
Albert Jan Troost
1925–

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  • Harmen Jan Troost, "BillionGraves Index"

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World Events (8)

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.

1904 · Weerdinge Couple Found in Bog

Two skeletons were found next to each other in Drenthe, Netherlands. The skeletons were dated back to between 160 BC and 220 AD. One of the skeletons was thought to be a female and the other a male so scientists called them the Weerdinge couple or Mr. and Mrs. Veenstra. It was determined that both skeletons were men and the name was changed to Weerdinge Men.

1922

Dutch women get the vote.

Name Meaning

Dutch and North German: from Middle Dutch troost, Middle Low German trōst ‘confidence, trust, solace, consolation’, a nickname for a comforter or possibly a personal name given to a child born after the death of a sibling. Compare Trost .

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