Brief Life History of Leendert Johannes
When Leendert Johannes Kooman was born on 20 April 1881, in Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands, his father, Willem Kooman, was 28 and his mother, Willeminjtje Boot, was 40. He married Marina Hanse on 27 August 1913, in Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 3 September 1961, in his hometown, at the age of 80, and was buried in Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands.
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- Leendert Johannes Kooman, "Find A Grave Index"
- Leendert Johannes Kooman, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Leendert Johannes Kooman, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Miscellaneous Records"
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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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Isadore, Mendel, Faivel, Lipot, Zeev.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Kalman or Kohlmann .
Slovenian, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, and Polish: from the old personal name Kolman, which is derived from German Koloman (see 3 below) and from its Hungarian form Kálmán (see Kalman ), from the name of Saint Columban, an Irish pilgrim who was on his way to the Holy Land when he was hanged by a mob in Austria in 1012; in Austria and in neighboring countries his cult overshadowed the cult of his more famous Irish namesake, the missionary Saint Columban (see Coleman ). In North America, this surname may also be a shortened form of Slovenian patronymics Kolmančič and Kolmanič, and Croatian Kolmanić.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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