Brief Life History of Aagtje
When Aagtje Otto was born on 21 April 1885, in Broek op Langedijk, North Holland, Netherlands, her father, Pieter Cornelisz Otto, was 30 and her mother, Antje Krijns Bak, was 29. She married Krijn Otto on 25 May 1911, in Broek op Langedijk, North Holland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 20 November 1961, in her hometown, at the age of 76.
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- Aagje Otto, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Population Registers"
- Aagtje Otto in entry for Krijn Otto, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
- Aagtje Otto in entry for Antje Otto, "Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records, 1600-2000"
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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.
1914 · WWI and the Netherlands
During WWI, the Netherlands declared that they were neutral and stayed so during the war.
Name Meaning
German, Danish, Swedish, and Dutch; Hungarian (Ottó): from the personal name Otto, a short form of ancient Germanic compound names based on the element aud, ōd ‘wealth, prosperity’ (see also Ott ). The name Otto was a hereditary name in the Saxon ruling house, as well as being borne by Otto von Wittelsbach, who founded the Bavarian ruling dynasty in the 11th century, and the 12th-century Saint Otto of Bamberg, apostle of Pomerania.
History: This name was introduced to America by Bodo Otto, a senior surgeon of the Continental Army, who was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1711, came to North America in 1755, and practiced in NJ and PA. He died in Reading, PA, in 1787.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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