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Ancestors (and descendant) of John James Edwards

Edward Dewitt Edwards
1804-1861
Lavicy Edwards
1814-1878
Thomas M Hubbard
1817-1856

John James Edwards
1876-1961


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    1. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    2. 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday March 21, 1876

    • The temperature on March 21, 1876 was about -0.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 1876: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • January 15 » The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
      • May 30 » Ottoman sultan Abdülaziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murad V.
      • June 4 » An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after leaving New York City.
      • September 7 » In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.
      • October 4 » The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opens as the first public college in Texas.
      • December 29 » The Ashtabula River railroad disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.

    Day of death May 1, 1961

    • The temperature on May 1, 1961 was between 2.9 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (13%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1961: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
      • January 23 » The Portuguese luxury cruise ship Santa Maria is hijacked by opponents of the Estado Novo regime with the intention of waging war until dictator António de Oliveira Salazar is overthrown.
      • March 24 » Quebec Board of the French Language is established.
      • May 4 » American civil rights movement: The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South.
      • June 16 » While on tour with the Kirov Ballet in Paris, Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union.
      • June 23 » The Antarctic Treaty System, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and limits military activity on the continent, its islands and ice shelves, comes into force.
      • September 18 » CONCACAF is established as the governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean.
    

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