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.
- March 3 » Alexander II of Russia signs the Emancipation Manifesto, freeing serfs.
- March 10 » El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Ségou, destroying the Bamana Empire of Mali.
- March 19 » The First Taranaki War ends in New Zealand.
- March 21 » Alexander Stephens gives the Cornerstone Speech.
- April 27 » American President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus.
- August 29 » American Civil War: The Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries gives Federal forces control of Pamlico Sound.
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 19 » The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
- May 24 » The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
- July 10 » War of the Pacific: Chileans led by Alejandro Gorostiaga defeat Andrés Avelino Cáceres's Peruvuan army at the Battle of Huamachuco, hastening the end of the war.
- August 21 » An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.
- December 16 » Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel.
- December 21 » The Royal Canadian Dragoons and The Royal Canadian Regiment, the first Permanent Force cavalry and infantry regiments of the Canadian Army, are formed.
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.
- February 3 » The Hawke's Bay earthquake, New Zealand's worst natural disaster, kills 258.
- 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.
- May 14 » Five unarmed civilians are killed in the Ådalen shootings, as the Swedish military is called in to deal with protesting workers.
- 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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Wicher Dam, "Dambomen, negen verschillende stambomen DAM", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dambomen/I2667.php : accessed January 6, 2026), "Geertje "Gertrude" Broekema (1861-1931)".