Brief Life History of Wilhelmina
When Wilhelmina Franssen was born on 14 April 1889, in Dreumel, Gelderland, Netherlands, her father, Hermanus Franssen, was 37 and her mother, Alida Dekkers, was 35. She married Adam van der Heijden on 15 August 1906, in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 21 February 1961, in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands, at the age of 71, and was buried in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.
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- Wilhelmina Franssen, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records"
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1890
Death by suicide of van Gogh.
1898 · Witte Huis, Europe's first Skyscraper is built
"Built in 1898, the """"White House"""" standing at 43 meters tall, was Europe's first skyscraper. Somehow it survived German bombings in May 14 1940. The White House was added to the UNESCO world heritage list."
1913 · Rotterdam School of Commerce opens
Founded in 1913 by some of Rotterdam's most prominent entrepreneurs, the Netherlands School of Commerce received almost unanimous support from the local business community. It would be rebranded in 1973 as Erasmus University.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Monique, Alphonse.
Dutch, Flemish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Frans , an equivalent of Francis . This surname is particularly common in Dutch and Belgian Limburg. As a surname of Flemish origin it is also found in the Walloon part of Belgium. Compare Fransen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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