Dreyer Tree » Petrus Johannes van der Merwe (1840-1927)

Personal data Petrus Johannes van der Merwe 

  • He was born in the year 1840.
  • He died in the year 1927, he was 87 years old.

Household of Petrus Johannes van der Merwe

He is married to Engela Susanna Johanna Visser.

They got married on May 16, 1864 at Richmond, Cape Province, South Africa, he was 24 years old.


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Petrus Johannes van der Merwe

Petrus Johannes van der Merwe
1840-1927

1864

Engela Susanna Johanna Visser
1848-1889

Engela Susanna van der Merwe
1871-1942

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Historical events

Day of marriage May 16, 1864

  • The temperature on May 16, 1864 was about 18.6 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 17 » American Civil War: The H. L. Hunley becomes the first submarine to engage and sink a warship, the USSHousatonic.
    • May 9 » Second Schleswig War: The Danish navy defeats the Austrian and Prussian fleets in the Battle of Heligoland.
    • May 21 » Russia declares an end to the Russo-Circassian War and many Circassians are forced into exile. The day is designated the Circassian Day of Mourning.
    • June 30 » U.S. President Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to California for "public use, resort and recreation".
    • July 30 » American Civil War: Battle of the Crater: Union forces attempt to break Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia by exploding a large bomb under their trenches.
    • November 11 » American Civil War: General William Tecumseh Sherman begins burning Atlanta to the ground in preparation for his march to the sea.

About the surname Van der Merwe


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