When Albert Sjoerdsma was born on 2 April 1897, in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, United States, his father, Andries Gooitzens Sjoerdsma, was 48 and his mother, Lutske -Lucy- Wassenaar, was 40. He married Katherine Lulofs on 24 April 1924, in Spring Lake, Ottawa, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, United States in 1930 and Grand Haven, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, United States in 1940. He died in July 1958, in Michigan, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Spring Lake, Ottawa, Michigan, United States.
From an Old French name, Albert, of Germanic (Frankish) origin, derived from adal ‘noble’ + berht ‘bright, famous’. This was adopted by the Normans and introduced by them to England, displacing the Old English form Æþelbeorht. The name is popular in a variety of forms in Western Europe, and has been traditional in a number of European princely families. It was out of favour in England for centuries, however, and the revival of its popularity in the 19th century was largely in honour of Queen Victoria's consort, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha .
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