Genealogie Pot en Smit » Willem Benjamin Smit
Personal data Willem Benjamin Smit 
- He was born on November 9, 1860 in Slikkerveer (Gemeente Ridderkerk).[ Source 1 ]
- He died on August 20, 1950 in Slikkerveer (Gemeente Ridderkerk), he was 89 years old.[ Source 2 ]
- He is buried on August 23, 1950 in Ridderkerk.BEGRAVEN OP BEGRAAFPLAATS RUSTHOF: EIGEN GRAF, 1E KLASSE, VAK A2, NO. 110-2 , KIST NO. 82.
OP GRAFSCHRIFT STAAT: OPRICHTER VAN DE ELECTROTECHNISCHE INDUSTRIE SLIKKERVEER. - Profession: FABRIKANT, PIONIER OP ELECTROTECHNISCH GEBIED, ZONDER BEROEP (1928-1932).
Ancestors of Willem Benjamin Smit
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| Jan Smit 1811-1875 | Johanna Pot 1814-1889 | Willem Benjamin Diepeveen 1795-1865 | Wenlina de Jager 1794-1865 |
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| Johannes Smit 1839-1921 | Adriana Gerardina Diepeveen 1838-1912 | ||
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Willem Benjamin Smit 1860-1950 | |||
| x.1893 Kornelia Geertruida Smit 1872-1970 | ||||||||||||||||
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Household of Willem Benjamin Smit
He is married to Kornelia Geertruida Smit on April 27, 1893 at Krimpen aan De Lek[ Source 3 ].
Child(ren):
- Adriana Gerardina Smit 1894-1951
- Emma Smit 1896-????
- Henriette Smit 1902-1932
- Frank Smit 1906-1973
Notes by Willem Benjamin Smit
HIJ IS OP 30-11-1882 TE RIDDERKERK GETUIGE BIJ HET HUWELIJK VAN ZIJN ZUSTER WIJNDELINA JOHANNA MET ADRIAAN POT.
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Relationship
- Willem Benjamin Smit is a descendant of Jacques Smit.
See also the textual family tree of Jacques Smit. - Willem Benjamin Smit is a descendant of Jan Pot.
See also the textual family tree of Jan Pot.
Sources
- NATIONAAL ARCHIEF (RIJKSARCHIEF ZUID-HOLLAND) (akte 161)
- DIGITALE STAMBOOM ROTTERDAM (akte 87)
- STREEKARCHIEF MIDDEN-HOLLAND (akte 7)
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Historical context (based on day of marriage April 27, 1893)
- The temperature on April 27, 1893 was about 9.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. Source: KNMI (weather station Utrecht/The Netherlands).
Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)- In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- 1893 » The Netherlands had about 5 million citizens.
- 1893 » The first recorded college basketball game occurs in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.
- 1893 » The Royal Navy battleship HMSCamperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMSVictoria which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.
- 1893 » A revolution led by the liberal general and politician, José Santos Zelaya, takes over state power in Nicaragua.
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The publication Genealogie Pot en Smit has been compiled by dhr. S.J. Mostert (contact author).