Hendrik Kragt

Brief Life History of Hendrik

When Hendrik Kragt was born on 11 July 1894, in Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands, his father, Geert Kragt, was 30 and his mother, Hendrika van Dijk, was 23. He married Engelberta Albrecht on 15 August 1922, in Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 3 November 1944, in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, at the age of 50.

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Hendrik Kragt
1894–1944
Engelberta Albrecht
1894–1955
Marriage: 15 August 1922
Willem Kragt
1929–1955

Sources (6)

  • Hendrik Kragt, Birth Record nr 527; Historisch Centrum Overijssel
  • Hendrik Kragt, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records" Marriage 1922.
  • Hendrik Kragt, Death Record nr 80; Het Utrechts Archief

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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.

1914 · WWI and the Netherlands

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

Name Meaning

Dutch: variant of Kracht .

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

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