Dambomen, negen verschillende stambomen DAM » Jan Jans Dam (1845-1918)
Personal data Jan Jans Dam
- He was born on December 21, 1845 in Ængwirden.Source 1
- Profession: schippersknecht, venter.
- He died on April 13, 1918 in Nieuwendam, he was 72 years old.Source 2
- A child of Jan Hendriks Dam and Hendrikje Jans Kelderhuis
- This information was last updated on September 26, 2010.
Household of Jan Jans Dam
(1) He is married to Henriette Everdina Steffens.
They got married on September 26, 1872 at Buiksloot, he was 26 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Jan Dam 1873-1873
(2) He is married to Grietje Heins.
They got married on July 10, 1874 at Nieuwendam, he was 28 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
- Grietje Dam 1881-????
- Harm Dam 1886-1966
- Gerrit Dam 1888-1889
(3) He is married to Elisabeth Hekelaar.
They got married on July 20, 1899 at Nieuwendam, he was 53 years old.Source 5
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Sources
- B.S. Ængwirden, akte 102
- B.S. Niewendam, akte 20
- B.S. Buiksloot, akte 4
- B.S. Nieuwendam, akte 14
- B.S. Nieuwendam, akte 17
Historical events
Birthday December 21, 1845
- The temperature on December 21, 1845 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt regen . 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 1845: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- March 11 » Flagstaff War: Unhappy with translational differences regarding the Treaty of Waitangi, chiefs Hone Heke, Kawiti and Māori tribe members chop down the British flagpole for a fourth time and drive settlers out of Kororareka, New Zealand.
- May 30 » The Fatel Razack coming from India, lands in the Gulf of Paria in Trinidad and Tobago carrying the first Indians to the country.
- July 4 » Henry David Thoreau moves into a small cabin on Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Thoreau's account of his two years there, Walden, will become a touchstone of the environmental movement.
- July 19 » Great New York City Fire of 1845: The last great fire to affect Manhattan begins early in the morning and is subdued that afternoon. The fire kills four firefighters and 26 civilians and destroys 345 buildings.
- September 9 » Possible start of the Great Potato Famine.
- December 2 » Manifest destiny: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President James K. Polk proposes that the United States should aggressively expand into the West.
Day of marriage July 20, 1899
- The temperature on July 20, 1899 was about 23.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 19 » Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is formed.
- January 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
- February 22 » Filipino forces led by General Antonio Luna launch counterattacks for the first time against the American forces during the Philippine–American War. The Filipinos fail to regain Manila from the Americans.
- March 30 » German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.
- September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
- November 28 » The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.
Day of death April 13, 1918
- The temperature on April 13, 1918 was between 5.4 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- 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 1918: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
- January 24 » The Gregorian calendar is introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People's Commissars effective February 14 (New Style).
- October 3 » King Boris III of Bulgaria accedes to the throne.
- October 8 » World War I: Corporal Alvin C. York kills 28 German soldiers and captures 132 for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
- November 21 » The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 is passed, allowing women to stand for Parliament in the UK.
- December 1 » Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom.
- December 17 » Darwin Rebellion: Up to 1,000 demonstrators march on Government House in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
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