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Personal data Cornelia de Wit 


Household of Cornelia de Wit

She is married to Willem Meijers.

They got married on March 8, 1886 at Dussen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, she was 20 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Petrus Meijers  1887-1934 
  2. Simon Petrus Meijers  1888-1981 
  3. Anna Maria Meijers  1889-1980 
  4. Pieter Meijers  1893-????
  5. Cornelia Meijers  1897-1900
  6. Johanna Meijers  1900-1970
  7. Janus Meijers  1901-1992
  8. Johannes Meijers  1905-1906

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Historical events

  • The temperature on November 14, 1865 was about -0.4 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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 1865: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 2 » Uruguayan War: The Siege of Paysandú ends as the Brazilians and Coloradans capture Paysandú, Uruguay.
    • April 10 » American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.
    • April 26 » American Civil War: Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston surrenders his army to General William Tecumseh Sherman at the Bennett Place near Durham, North Carolina. Also the date of Confederate Memorial Day for two states.
    • June 23 » American Civil War: At Fort Towson in the Oklahoma Territory, Confederate Brigadier General Stand Watie surrenders the last significant Confederate army.
    • August 12 » Joseph Lister, British surgeon and scientist, performs 1st antiseptic surgery.
    • December 24 » Jonathan Shank and Barry Ownby form The Ku Klux Klan.
  • The temperature on March 8, 1886 was about -2.6 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 23 » Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of aluminium from the electrolysis of aluminium oxide, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister, Julia Brainerd Hall.
    • March 1 » The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham.
    • March 27 » Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
    • May 1 » Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affair in Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries.
    • June 13 » A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
    • November 14 » Friedrich Soennecken first developed the hole puncher, a type of office tool capable of punching small holes in paper.
  • The temperature on August 6, 1911 was between 14.9 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 7.3 mm of rain. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (57%). 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • April 2 » The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country's first national census.
    • July 1 » Germany despatches the gunship SMSPanther to Morocco, sparking the Agadir Crisis.
    • September 25 » An explosion of badly degraded propellant charges on board the French battleship Liberté detonates the forward ammunition magazines and destroys the ship.
    • October 5 » The Kowloon–Canton Railway commences service.
    • November 3 » Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.
    • December 14 » Roald Amundsen's team, comprising himself, Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, becomes the first to reach the South Pole.


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