Dambomen, negen verschillende stambomen DAM » Geertje "Gertrude" Broekema (1861-1931)
Personal data Geertje "Gertrude" Broekema
- Nickname is Gertrude.
- She was born on December 10, 1861 in Den Andel.
- Profession: dienstmeid.
- She died on September 12, 1931 in Maywood, she was 69 years old.
Cook, Illinois
- A child of Luitje Derk Broekema and Trijntje Homme Buikema
- This information was last updated on August 3, 2009.
Household of Geertje "Gertrude" Broekema
She is married to Pauwel Dam.
They got married on March 8, 1883 at Baflo, she was 21 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Trientje Dam 1884-1885
- Luitje Dam 1886-1953
- Maria Dam 1888-1970
- Gertrude Dame 1896-1950
- Martje Dame 1898-1948
- Pieterdena Dame 1898-1991
- Richard Dame 1901-1972
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Sources
- B.S. Baflo, akte 3
Historical events
Birthday December 10, 1861
- The temperature on December 10, 1861 was about 5.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
- From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 9 » American Civil War: "Star of the West" incident occurs near Charleston, South Carolina.
- July 16 » American Civil War: At the order of President Abraham Lincoln, Union troops begin a 25-mile march into Virginia for what will become the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major land battle of the war.
- September 6 » American Civil War: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant bloodlessly capture Paducah, Kentucky, giving the Union control of the Tennessee River's mouth.
- October 17 » Aborigines kill Nineteen Europeans in the Cullin-la-ringo massacre.
- November 8 » American Civil War: The "Trent Affair": The USSSan Jacinto stops the British mail ship Trent and arrests two Confederate envoys, sparking a diplomatic crisis between the UK and US.
- December 10 » American Civil War: The Confederate States of America accept a rival state government's pronouncement that declares Kentucky to be the 13th state of the Confederacy.
Day of marriage March 8, 1883
- The temperature on March 8, 1883 was about -2.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 16 » The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is enacted by Congress.
- May 20 » Krakatoa begins to erupt; the volcano explodes three months later, killing more than 36,000 people.
- May 27 » Alexander III is crowned Tsar of Russia.
- June 16 » The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England, kills 183 children.
- August 26 » The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.
- October 20 » Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.
Day of death September 12, 1931
- The temperature on September 12, 1931 was between 2.4 °C and 11.5 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
- January 21 » Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia.
- March 23 » Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar are hanged for the killing of a deputy superintendent of police during the Indian independence movement.
- March 26 » Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is founded in Vietnam.
- April 14 » The Spanish Cortes deposes King Alfonso XIII and proclaims the Second Spanish Republic.
- July 1 » United Airlines begins service (as Boeing Air Transport).
- October 17 » Al Capone is convicted of income tax evasion.
Same birth/death day
- 1851 » Melvil Dewey, American librarian, created the Dewey Decimal System († 1931)
- 1866 » Louis Bolk, Dutch anatomist and biologist († 1930)
- 1870 » Adolf Loos, Austrian architect and theoretician († 1933)
- 1870 » Jadunath Sarkar, Indian historian († 1958)
- 1870 » Pierre Louÿs, Belgian-French author and poet († 1925)
- 1878 » C. Rajagopalachari, Indian lawyer and politician, 45th Governor-General of India († 1972)
- 1918 » George Reid, Australian accountant and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1845)
- 1919 » Leonid Andreyev, Russian author and playwright (b. 1871)
- 1923 » Jules Violle, French physicist and academic (b. 1841)
- 1927 » Sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (b. 1847)
- 1942 » Valentine Baker, Welsh co-founder of the Martin-Baker Aircraft Company (b. 1888)
- 1945 » Hajime Sugiyama, Japanese field marshal and politician, 44th Japanese Minister of War (b. 1880)
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