Jansje Barendsen (1820-1865)

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Elburg harbor (Jansje's birthplace) today

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Elburg, Jansje's birthplace

Story: "Snippets of information about Jansje, and Elburg, where she was born"

(By great-granddaughter Anna, with help from Perplexity AI)

Jansje's given name.

I knew that Jansje was a diminutive (as Perplexity called it, a "charming Dutch diminutive"), but for what?

Perplexity told me that the name is derived from “Johanna,” which was a pleasant surprise, because I already have a number of “Johannas” in my paternal line, including my stepmother.

Jansje's surname.

Barendsen is Dutch in origin and is a patronymic, meaning “son (or descendant) of Barend.” Interesting that some of Jansje’s Dutch records write it “Barends” and some “Barendsen.”

Jansje's birth record with "Barends"

Jansje's death record with "Barendsen"

Elburg: from Roman camp to vibrant modern town.

Elburg, Jansje’s birthplace, is a well-preserved medieval fortress town on the Veluwe River, in Gelderland, Netherlands.

Elburg today (Elburg_stadszicht_2008 by Spotter2 on commons.wikipedia.org)

The town was once a Roman military camp, rebuilt in the Middle Ages. Today, Elburg is a popular tourist destination with cobbled streets, old ramparts, and many historic monuments and lively events like Botterdagen (historic fishing boat days) and Kerst in de Vesting (Christmas in the Fortress).

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