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Personal data Jacob Gerardus de Wit 


Household of Jacob Gerardus de Wit

(1) He is married to Wilhelmina van Tongerlo.

They got married on October 6, 1899 at Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 24 years old.Source 1


Child(ren):

  2. Jannetje de Wit  1905- 
  3. Pieter de Wit  1907-1954


(2) He is married to Helena Johanna Kreuger.

They got married on May 26, 1913 at Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 37 years old.Source 2

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jacob Gerardus de Wit

Pieter de Wit
1843-1904

Jacob Gerardus de Wit
1875-1958

(1) 1899

Wilhelmina van Tongerlo
1879-1910

Maatje Jannetje de Wit
1901-
Jannetje de Wit
1905-
Pieter de Wit
1907-1954
Wilhelmina de Wit
1908-
(2) 1913

Helena Johanna Kreuger
1873-1963


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Sources

  1. (Not public)
  2. 0041 RA Alkmaar http://www.regionaalarchiefalkmaar.nl/

Historical events

Birthday May 30, 1875

  • The temperature on May 30, 1875 was about 13.7 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 52%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 3 » The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette.
    • April 4 » Vltava, composed by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and also known by its German name Die Moldau, premiered in Prague.
    • April 10 » India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
    • May 1 » Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873.
    • July 9 » The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.
    • December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.

Day of marriage May 26, 1913

  • The temperature on May 26, 1913 was between 10.4 °C and 25.4 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 12.7 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 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 year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
    • February 2 » Grand Central Terminal is opened in New York City.
    • April 4 » First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
    • May 29 » Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a riot.
    • June 24 » Greece and Serbia annul their alliance with Bulgaria.
    • July 12 » Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends.
    • October 14 » Senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident, claims the lives of 439 miners.

Day of death December 28, 1958

  • The temperature on December 28, 1958 was between 4.5 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1958: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.1 million citizens.
    • March 3 » Nuri al-Said becomes Prime Minister of Iraq for the eighth time.
    • April 21 » United Airlines Flight 736 collides into a United States Air Force fighter jet near Arden, Nevada in what is now Enterprise, Nevada.
    • July 7 » US President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into law.
    • August 18 » Brojen Das from Bangladesh swims across the English Channel in a competition, as the first Bengali and the first Asian to do so. He came first among 39 competitors.
    • September 1 » Iceland expands its fishing zone, putting it into conflict with the United Kingdom, beginning the Cod Wars.
    • September 12 » Jack Kilby demonstrates the first working integrated circuit while working at Texas Instruments.


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