Simon Vlaar
22 November 1913–5 November 1971 (Age 57)
Hensbroek, North Holland, Netherlands
The Life of Simon
Simon Vlaar was born on 22 November 1913, in Hensbroek, North Holland, Netherlands as the son of Piet Vlaar and Anna Schaper. He married Geertje van Diepen on 21 April 1942, in Ursem, North Holland, Netherlands. He died on 5 November 1971, in Obdam, North Holland, Netherlands, at the age of 57.
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Family Time Line
Simon Vlaar
1913–1971
Geertje van Diepen
1923–2000
Marriage: 21 April 1942
Spouse and Children
1913–1971Male
1923–2000Female
MARRIAGE
21 April 1942
Ursem, North Holland, Netherlands
21 April 1942
Ursem, North Holland, Netherlands
Parents and Siblings
Piet Vlaar
–Male
Anna Schaper
–Female
siblings
(1)
1913–1971Male
World Events (3)
1914 · WWI and the Netherlands
Age 1
During WWI, the Netherlands declared that they were neutral and stayed so during the war.
1917
Age 4
WWI. Despite Dutch neutrality in World War I (1914-18), the Netherlands suffers from severe food shortages, triggering street riots.
1922
Age 9
Dutch women get the vote.
Name Meaning
Altered spelling of Dutch or German Klaar. The first, according to Debrabandere, is from the female personal name Clara. The German surname is a topographic name from a minor place near Braunschweig, or a nickname from Middle High German, Middle Low German klar, ‘pure’, ‘pretty’, ‘sensible’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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