Dambomen, negen verschillende stambomen DAM » Jan "John" Dam (1838-1920)
Personal data Jan "John" Dam
- Nickname is John.
- He was born on October 16, 1838 in Ten Post.Source 1
- Profession: timmerman, carpenter.
- He died on January 27, 1920 in Grand Rapids, he was 81 years old.
- A child of Egbert Dam and Eeuwke Alberts Venhuizen
- This information was last updated on May 27, 2016.
Household of Jan "John" Dam
He is married to Folkerdina Zigterman.
They got married on December 12, 1863 at Loppersum, he was 25 years old.Source 2
Child(ren):
- Egbert Dam 1869-????
- Fenna Dam 1873-1953
- Albert Dam 1875-1889
- Martje Dam 1877-????
- Tonko Dam 1880-????
- Elizabethtus Dam 1883-????
Notes about Jan "John" Dam
in 1884 naar de VS geemigreerd
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Sources
- B.S. Ten Boer, akte 77
- B.S. Loppersum, akte 25
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Historical events
Birthday October 16, 1838
- The temperature on October 16, 1838 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen bui. Special wheather fenomena: storm(achtig). Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1838: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
- February 17 » Weenen massacre: Hundreds of Voortrekkers along the Blaukraans River, Natal are killed by Zulus.
- April 30 » Nicaragua declares independence from the Central American Federation.
- June 28 » Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
- September 1 » Saint Andrew's Scots School, the oldest school of British origin in South America, is established.
- October 5 » The Killough massacre in east Texas sees eighteen Texian settlers either killed or kidnapped.
- December 16 » Great Trek: Battle of Blood River: Voortrekkers led by Andries Pretorius and Sarel Cilliers defeat Zulu impis, led by Dambuza (Nzobo) and Ndlela kaSompisi in what is today KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Day of marriage December 12, 1863
- The temperature on December 12, 1863 was about 9.5 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. 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)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- April 17 » American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi.
- April 30 » A 65-man French Foreign Legion infantry patrol fights a force of nearly 2,000 Mexican soldiers to nearly the last man in Hacienda Camarón, Mexico.
- May 18 » American Civil War: The Siege of Vicksburg begins.
- July 4 » American Civil War: The Army of Northern Virginia withdraws from the battlefield after losing the Battle of Gettysburg, signalling an end to the Confederate invasion of U.S. territory.
- August 16 » The Dominican Restoration War begins when Gregorio Luperón raises the Dominican flag in Santo Domingo after Spain had recolonized the country.
- October 14 » American Civil War: Confederate troops under the command of A. P. Hill fail to drive the Union Army completely out of Virginia.
Day of death January 27, 1920
- The temperature on January 27, 1920 was between 3.2 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 6.9 mm of rain. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
- January 16 » Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated was founded on the campus of Howard University.
- January 19 » The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is founded.
- February 10 » Józef Haller de Hallenburg performs symbolic wedding of Poland to the sea, celebrating restitution of Polish access to open sea.
- February 29 » Czechoslovak National Assembly adopts the Constitution.
- July 20 » The Greek Army takes control of Silivri after Greece is awarded the city by the Paris Peace Conference; by 1923 Greece effectively lost control to the Turks.
- August 20 » The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Conference in Canton, Ohio
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