Brief Life History of Tjeerd
When Tjeerd Spoelstra was born on 13 December 1846, in Surhuisterveen, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands, his father, Jan Edzes Spoelstra, was 44 and his mother, Lubbertje Tiemens van der Horn, was 25. He married Renskje Veenstra on 21 March 1872, in Grootegast, Groningen, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 29 May 1910, in Opende, Grootegast, Groningen, Netherlands, at the age of 63.
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- AlleGroningers Overlijdensregister Grootegast 1910, Aktenummer 54. Death of Tjeerds Spoelstra.
- Tjeerd Spoelstra in entry for Renkje Veenstra, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
- Tjeerd Spoelstra, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
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World Events (7)
1853
Birth of Vincent van Gogh.
1863
The Dutch abolished slavery in Suriname. The Dutch were among the last Europeans to abolish slavery.
1870 · Amstel Brewery
Amstel Brewery was founded on June 11, 1870, in Amsterdam. It is named after the Amstel River which served for refrigeration. They use ice from canals to help keep their brews cold.
Name Meaning
West Frisian and Dutch: occupational name for a weaver, from spoel ‘spool’ + the Frisian suffix -stra, which originally meant ‘inhabitant of’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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