Johannes Camphuis

Brief Life History of Johannes

When Johannes Camphuis was born on 26 May 1865, in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands, his father, Jacobus Camphuis, was 34 and his mother, Jacomina Louisa Fokke, was 23. He married Aaltje de Vries on 6 May 1896, in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 17 September 1944, in Renkum, Gelderland, Netherlands, at the age of 79.

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Johannes Camphuis
1865–1944
Aaltje de Vries
1864–
Marriage: 6 May 1896
Anna Maria Camphuis
1899–

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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.

1873

The Dutch began colonization efforts in Aceh province (Indonesia), which led to a decades-long war.

1890

Death by suicide of van Gogh.

Name Meaning

Dutch: topographic name for someone who lived in a house by a field, from kamp ‘enclosed field’ + huis ‘house’.

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

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