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Personal data Willem Fens 


Household of Willem Fens

He is married to Pieternella Maas.

They got married on May 13, 1892 at Zevenbergen, he was 31 years old.Source 1


Child(ren):

  1. Cornelia Fens  1894-1976 
  2. Mattheus Adrianus Fens  1898-???? 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Fens

Willem Fens
1861-1932

1892

Pieternella Maas
1866-1944

Cornelia Fens
1894-1976
Mattheus Adrianus Fens
1898-????

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Sources

  1. 0017 West-Brabant - http://www.westbrabantsarchief.nl

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Historical events

Birthday March 10, 1861

  • The temperature on March 10, 1861 was about 9.9 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 21 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 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)
  • 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.
    • February 18 » With Italian unification almost complete, Victor Emmanuel II of Piedmont, Savoy and Sardinia assumes the title of King of Italy.
    • March 3 » Alexander II of Russia signs the Emancipation Manifesto, freeing serfs.
    • July 21 » American Civil War: First Battle of Bull Run: At Manassas Junction, Virginia, the first major battle of the war begins and ends in a victory for the Confederate army.
    • July 26 » American Civil War: George B. McClellan assumes command of the Army of the Potomac following a disastrous Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run.
    • November 1 » American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as the commander of the Union Army, replacing General Winfield Scott.
    • December 10 » Forces led by Nguyễn Trung Trực, an anti-colonial guerrilla leader in southern Vietnam, sink the French lorcha L'Esperance.

Day of marriage May 13, 1892

  • The temperature on May 13, 1892 was about 15.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 38%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1892: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • May 28 » In San Francisco, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.
    • June 7 » Homer Plessy is arrested for refusing to leave his seat in the "whites-only" car of a train; he lost the resulting court case, Plessy v. Ferguson.
    • July 8 » St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892.
    • September 8 » The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited.
    • October 13 » Edward Emerson Barnard discovers first comet discovered by photographic means.
    • December 18 » Premiere performance of The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Day of death January 10, 1932

  • The temperature on January 10, 1932 was between 2.6 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 1932: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
    • June 24 » A bloodless revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand).
    • July 1 » Australia's national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, was formed.
    • August 2 » The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson.
    • September 23 » The unification of Saudi Arabia is completed.
    • December 18 » The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans in the first NFL playoff game to win the NFL Championship.
    • December 27 » Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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