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Personal data Leon Zwaaf 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Household of Leon Zwaaf

He is married to Esther Finsi.

They got married on January 14, 1903 at Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, he was 25 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Sara Zwaaf  1909-1918
  2. Aron Zwaaf  1904-1905
  3. Jacob Zwaaf  1903-1943 
  4. Israel Zwaaf  1906-1943 


Notes about Leon Zwaaf

Leon Zwaaf was een zoon van Jacob Zwaaf en Christina Vleesdrager. Hij trouwde op 14 Januari 1903 met Esther Finsi, dochter van Aaron Finsi en Sara Furth. Het echtpaar kreeg vier kinderen, waarvan in 1905 Aron overleed, 2 1/2 maand oud en Sara stierf op 8-jarige leeftijd. Hun twee zonen waren Jacob en Israel.

Tussen November 1939 en Mei 1942 verbleef Esther Finsi in Apeldoorn in "Het Apeldoornse Bos".
Leon had nog een broer en een zuster: Abraham Zwaaf en Clara Pots-Zwaaf.
Stadsarchief Amsterdam, archiefkaart Leon Zwaaf, Esther Finsi en website www.wiewaswie.nl.

Gezin Leon Zwaaf »

Jodenbreestraat 16 II, Amsterdam »

Leon Zwaaf

Amsterdam, 31 oktober 1877

Sobibor, 7 mei 1943

Gezinshoofd

Esther Zwaaf-Finsi »

Amsterdam, 20 oktober 1875

Sobibor, 7 mei 1943

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Leon Zwaaf

Jacob Zwaaf
1850-1921

Leon Zwaaf
1877-1943

1903

Esther Finsi
1875-1943

Sara Zwaaf
1909-1918
Aron Zwaaf
1904-1905
Jacob Zwaaf
1903-1943
Israel Zwaaf
1906-1943

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  1. Netherlands, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1910, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  2. Web: Netherlands, Genlias Marriage Index, 1795-1944, Ancestry.com
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  4. International, Find A Grave Index for Select Locations, 1300s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
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Birthday October 31, 1877

  • The temperature on October 31, 1877 was about 11.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 26 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 2 » Just two days before inauguration, the U.S. Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the 1876 U.S. presidential election even though Samuel J. Tilden had won the popular vote.
    • April 24 » Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire.
    • May 9 » Mihail Kogălniceanu reads, in the Chamber of Deputies, the Declaration of Independence of Romania. This day became the Independence Day of Romania.
    • June 17 » American Indian Wars: Battle of White Bird Canyon: The Nez Perce defeat the U.S. Cavalry at White Bird Canyon in the Idaho Territory.
    • July 10 » The then-villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.
    • November 29 » Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.

Day of marriage January 14, 1903

  • The temperature on January 14, 1903 was between -7.4 °C and -1.6 °C and averaged -4.8 °C. There was 7.4 hours of sunshine (90%). Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • February 11 » Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
    • March 2 » In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
    • October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
    • October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
    • November 17 » The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party splits into two groups: The Bolsheviks (Russian for "majority") and Mensheviks (Russian for "minority").
    • December 30 » A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.

Day of death May 7, 1943

  • The temperature on May 7, 1943 was between 3.9 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 10.5 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • January 24 » World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill conclude a conference in Casablanca.
    • June 25 » The left-wing German Jewish exile Arthur Goldstein is murdered in Auschwitz.
    • July 1 » The City of Tokyo and the Prefecture of Tokyo are both replaced by the Tokyo Metropolis.
    • July 23 » The Rayleigh bath chair murder occurred in Rayleigh, Essex, England.
    • September 8 » World War II: The O.B.S. (German General Headquarters for the Mediterranean zone) is attacked in an air raid on Frascati.
    • December 28 » Soviet authorities launch Operation Ulussy, beginning the deportation of the Kalmyk nation to Siberia and Central Asia.


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