Brief Life History of Jan Hendrik
When Jan Hendrik te Selle was born on 28 October 1881, in Woold, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands, his father, Gerrit Jan te Selle, was 25 and his mother, Gesiena Stemerdink, was 24. He married Johanna Roerdinkholder on 2 March 1906, in Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 25 April 1967, in Algemeen Ziekenhuis, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands, at the age of 85, and was buried in Algemene Begraafplaats, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands.
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- Jan Hendrik Te Selle, "Netherlands, Gelderland Province Civil Registration, 1800-1952"
- Jan Hendrik te Selle in entry for Jan Gerhard te Selle, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Jan Hendrik te Selle in entry for Gerrit Willem te Kortschot, "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.
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.
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Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Heang, Heng, Chheng, Eng, Kheng, Khun, Sang, Seng, Sung. Vietnamese Anh, Hoa, Huong, Mang, Thao, Thong. Spanish Angelita, Arturo, Enrique, Guillermo, Renato, Rosario.
Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 戴, see Dai 1.
Vietnamese (Tề): from the Chinese surname 齊, see Qi 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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