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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jefferson Davis Burkett

Simon Polk
1810-1885
Sintilla Polk
1814-1889

Jefferson Davis Burkett
1858-1935


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    1. 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    2. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday February 26, 1858

    • The temperature on February 26, 1858 was about -2.7 °C. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 51%. Source: KNMI
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      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
    • From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
    • In the year 1858: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
      • April 10 » After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000lb) bell for the Palace of Westminster, had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300lb) bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
      • April 16 » The Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is wound up.
      • May 11 » Minnesota is admitted as the 32nd state of the United States.
      • July 1 » Joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace's papers on evolution to the Linnean Society of London.
      • August 2 » The Government of India Act 1858 replaces Company rule in India with that of the British Raj.
      • August 16 » U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks.

    Day of death October 31, 1935

    • The temperature on October 31, 1935 was between 9.4 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1935: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
      • May 24 » The first night game in Major League Baseball history is played in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the Cincinnati Reds beating the Philadelphia Phillies 2–1 at Crosley Field.
      • May 31 » A 7.7 Mw  earthquake destroys Quetta in modern-day Pakistan killing 40,000.
      • September 3 » Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300mph.
      • September 17 » The Niagara Gorge Railroad ceases operations after a rockslide.
      • October 3 » Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italy invades Ethiopia.
      • October 10 » In Greece, a coup d'état ends the Second Hellenic Republic.
    

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