Doctor Grandma

The Dutch are great. They kept birth records in the 1600s. They have very interesting names. 🙂

So my grandmother Cena was the 5th daughter and 5th child born to Martin and Trena Brink. Except Trena’s name was actually Trijntje in Holland, the homeland.

Trena’s parents were Henry and Flora Van Shepen. Except their real names were Hendrik Van Shepen (1822-1915) and Froukje Koov (1820-1902). (Some report it as Kooy). I remember my grandparents (Cena and George) making the “v” sound so I use Koov.

Just discovered Hendrik’s parents were:

Feike Hendriks Van Shepen

Trijntje Peters Hak

so it appears that Hendrik and Froukje named their first daughter (and 3rd child) after Hendrik’s mother Trijntje…… which is impossible to pronounce as written. I hear it as “Traintjay”).   Trijntje Brink, my great-grandmother.

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