Dutch to English Translations:

One of the hardest parts of genealogy when you research your old dutch ancestors is learning the dutch written word.  Although I can read and understand many words and phrases (but I have very little idea of how to pronounce them),  I have found using an internet based translator as an excellent tool.  This link will translate words or phrases from Dutch to English, as well as many other languages:

http://www.tranexp.com/win/dict/index0.htm
http://www.tranexp.com:2000/InterTran

It also allows you to point at pages on the world wide web and have them translated.  Be careful that the page you point to exists as a true HTML document and is not being served up to you as an active server page (ASP) or some other server side program.
 

• If you do extend research and look at older documents from Friesland, you should be forewarned that the Fries had their own language!
• Dates are typically reversed from that which american's are used to.  02-04-1800 would be April 2, 1800... not February 4, 1800.  Be careful.
• Many dutch words are very similar or identical to english.  Man is Man.  Datum is Date.  Jaar is Year.  Like German, many dutch words are the combination of two or more words.

Aangiftedatum - document date
dochter - daughter
Geboorteakte - birth certificate
geboren - born
zoon - son
Overlijdensakte - death certificate
overleden - died
jaar - year
weduwe - widow, widowed
weduwnaar -widower
gehuwd - married
Burgerlijke stand  - Registration service
Vrow - Women
Datum - Date