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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Benjamin "Willie" Carr

Aaron Moses Beard
1797-1875
Kizziah Carter
1798-1845

William Benjamin "Willie" Carr
1875-1949


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    2. 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday May 13, 1875

    • The temperature on May 13, 1875 was about 19.6 °C. The air pressure was 29 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. 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.
      • January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
      • February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
      • 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.
      • May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
      • August 22 » The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.

    Day of death July 1, 1949

    • The temperature on July 1, 1949 was between 8.4 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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)
    • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
    • In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
      • January 26 » The Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory sees first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 is built in 1976).
      • April 1 » Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting.
      • July 1 » The merger of two princely states of India, Cochin and Travancore, into the state of Thiru-Kochi (later re-organized as Kerala) in the Indian Union ends more than 1,000 years of princely rule by the Cochin royal family.
      • July 27 » Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner.
      • August 5 » In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000.
      • September 21 » The People's Republic of China is proclaimed.
    

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