Brief Life History of Gabriël
When Gabriël Pront was born on 1 January 1898, in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, his father, Abraham Pront, was 28 and his mother, Maria Petronella Jeltje Ponthier, was 27. He married Johanna Maria de Vries on 6 September 1923, in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.
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- Gabriël Pront, "Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950"
- Gabriël Pront, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
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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.
1903 · Railroad strikes in the Netherlands (1903)
A labor dispute broke out among Amsterdam workers regarding union rights. Union membership was obligatory with certain companies, but this was not the case for some other employers. The strikes began in January of 1903 and quickly spread across the country. Workers fought for the right to organize into unions and have the freedom to implement strikes.
1934 · Jordanians Revolt in Amsterdam
July 4, 1934, Jordanians in Amsterdam revolted because of reduction in employment.
Name Meaning
English (mainly Cornwall): variant of Proud .
French: variant of Provost ‘provost’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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