Pedigree of De Jong, Koelé families » Geertje Veenstra (1884-1976)

Personal data Geertje Veenstra 


Household of Geertje Veenstra

She is married to Steven Bijlsma.

They got married on May 16, 1907 at Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 22 years old.Source 1

Getrouwd op dezelfde dag als Stevens zus Renske en broer Wybe .

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Sources

  1. Huwelijksakten Ferwerderadeel 1907 akte 24*, https://allefriezen.nl/zoeken/deeds/ed189695-d76a-f710-5b44-7a5349cd3d8d
  2. Grafmonument*, https://graftombe.nl/names/info/676551/

Historical events

Birthday June 13, 1884

  • The temperature on June 13, 1884 was about 18.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. 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 1884: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 13 » The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885.
    • August 5 » The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor.
    • October 14 » George Eastman receives a U.S. Government patent on his new paper-strip photographic film.
    • November 1 » The Gaelic Athletic Association is set up in Hayes's Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary.
    • December 6 » The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed.
    • December 10 » Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published.

Day of death March 2, 1976

  • The temperature on March 2, 1976 was between -0.2 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (84%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1976: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
    • January 5 » The Troubles: Gunmen shoot dead ten Protestant civilians after stopping their minibus at Kingsmill in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, allegedly as retaliation for a string of attacks on Catholic civilians in the area by Loyalists, particularly the killing of six Catholics the night before.
    • April 1 » Apple Inc. is formed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in Cupertino, California, USA.
    • May 21 » Twenty-nine people are killed in the Yuba City bus disaster in Martinez, California.
    • June 29 » The Conference of Communist and Workers Parties of Europe convenes in East Berlin.
    • July 19 » Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal is created.
    • September 21 » Orlando Letelier is assassinated in Washington, D.C. He had been a member of the former Chilean Marxist government.


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Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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