Heintje van Engel

Female23 January 1894–22 May 1944

Brief Life History of Heintje

When Heintje van Engel was born on 23 January 1894, in Goor, Overijssel, Netherlands, her father, Nathan van Engel, was 30 and her mother, Hannchen Bendix, was 35. She married Herman Gosschalk on 12 May 1925, in Goor, Overijssel, Netherlands. She died on 22 May 1944, in Oświęcim County, Kraków, Poland, at the age of 50.

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Family Time Line

Herman Gosschalk
1888–1944
Heintje van Engel
1894–1944
Marriage: 12 May 1925

Sources (4)

  • Heintje Van Engel in entry for Herman Gosschalk, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
  • Heintje van Engel, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
  • Heintje van Engel, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 May 1925Goor, Overijssel, Netherlands
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1897 · National-Democratic Party

    Age 3

    In 1897, while the Polish were still controlled by the Russian Partition, they created a secret political organization called the National-Democratic Party. Also known as the SDN, they primarily focused on promoting legislative changes and other forms of non-violent resistance. The group was dissolved in 1919 when Poland regained their independence.

    1899 · Hague Peace Convention

    Age 5

    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.

    1914 · WWI and the Netherlands

    Age 20

    During WWI, the Netherlands declared that they were neutral and stayed so during the war.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.

    Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.

    Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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