Drenthe

Province

in Drenthe, Netherlands

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Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and the German state of Lower Saxony to the east. As of January 2023, Drenthe had a population of about 502,000, and a total area of 2,680 km² (1,030 sq mi).

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Fluitenberg
Village
in Fluitenberg
Hoogeveen
City
in Hoogeveen
Meppel
City
in Meppel
Oosterhesselen
Village
in Oosterhesselen
Ruinen
Village
in Ruinen
Ruinerwold
Village
in Ruinerwold

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Birth of Wolter Hazelaar
sometime between March 18, 1808 and March 17, 1809 in Ruinerwold ^[1]
Residence of Antje Pieters Van der Veen
sometime before January 13, 1813 in Hoogeveen ^[2]
Death of Antje Pieters Van der Veen
January 13, 1813 in Hoogeveen ^[2]
Birth of Everdina Hazelaar
March 15, 1835 in Meppel ^[1] ^[3]
Residence of Wolter Hazelaar
around March 17, 1835 in Meppel ^[1]
Birth of Aaltje Eikelboom
November 17, 1870 in Meppel ^[4] ^[5]
Residence of Everdina Hazelaar
around November 17, 1870 in Meppel ^[4]
Residence of Jacobus Eikelboom
around November 17, 1870 in Meppel ^[4]
Marriage of Folkert Feenstra, Pietertje Veen
June 15, 1906 in Oosterhesselen ^[6]
Residence of Pietertje Veen
around June 15, 1906 in Oosterhesselen ^[6]
Residence of Geeske Voordewind
around June 15, 1906 in Oosterhesselen ^[6]
Residence of Pieter Veen
around June 15, 1906 in Oosterhesselen ^[6]
Residence of Adrianus Feenstra
sometime after December 1, 2019 in Ruinen ^[7]
Death of Adrianus Feenstra
January 9, 2021 in Ruinen ^[7]
Cremation of Adrianus Feenstra
January 15, 2021 in Fluitenberg ^[7]

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Gemeente Meppel. "Burgerlijke Stand Meppel". Meppel, Birth record for Everdina Hazelaar, civil registry of births, Meppel, 1834-03-17, record 40.
Grietenij/Gemeente Achtkarspelen. "Burgerlijke Stand Achtkarspelen". Marriage record for Jurjen Rinzes de Vries & Systske Pieters Veenstra, civil registry of marriages, Achtkarspelen, 1826-06-24, record 33.
Gemeente Zaandam. "Burgerlijke stand Zaandam". Zaandam, Death record for Everdina Hazelaar, civil registry of deaths, Zaandam, 1908-04-23, record 91.
Gemeente Meppel. "Burgerlijke Stand Meppel". Meppel, Birth record for Aaltje Eikelboom, civil registry of births, Meppel, 1870-11-17, record 224.
Gemeente Steenwijkerland. "Bevolkinsgsregister Steenwijkerland". Steenwijkerland, Civil registry, Steenwijkerland, 1890-1905, A-J, sheet 57.
Gemeente Oosterhesselen. "Burgerlijke Stand Oosterhesselen". Oosterhesselen, Marriage record for Folkert Feenstra & Pietertje Veen, civil registry of marriages, Oosterhesselen, 1906-06-15, record 12.
"Personal accounts". First-person account.

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