Dreyer Tree » James Henry Cranfield (1861-1938)

Personal data James Henry Cranfield 


Household of James Henry Cranfield

He is married to Susanna Johanna Susara Jacoba Dreyer.

They got married on March 9, 1887 at Potchefstroom, Zuid-Afrikaansche Republic, he was 25 years old.


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Historical events

Birthday September 14, 1861

  • The temperature on September 14, 1861 was about 16.9 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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 February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
  • In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 4 » The first national flag of the Confederate States of America (the "Stars and Bars") is adopted.
    • May 24 » American Civil War: Union troops occupy Alexandria, Virginia.
    • June 8 » American Civil War: Tennessee secedes from the Union.
    • October 24 » The first transcontinental telegraph line across the United States is completed.
    • December 4 » The 109 Electors of the several states of the Confederate States of America unanimously elect Jefferson Davis as President and Alexander H. Stephens as Vice President.
    • December 10 » American Civil War: The Confederate States of America accept a rival state government's pronouncement that declares Kentucky to be the 13th state of the Confederacy.

Day of marriage March 9, 1887

  • The temperature on March 9, 1887 was about 2.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 1887: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 20 » The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
    • February 8 » The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
    • June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
    • June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
    • November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
    • November 13 » Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.

Day of death November 12, 1938

  • The temperature on November 12, 1938 was between 9.3 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • June 7 » The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight.
    • June 23 » The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States.
    • July 17 » Douglas Corrigan takes off from Brooklyn to fly the "wrong way" to Ireland and becomes known as "Wrong Way" Corrigan.
    • July 28 » Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service.
    • September 5 » Chile: A group of youths affiliated with the fascist National Socialist Movement of Chile are executed after surrendering during a failed coup.
    • September 21 » The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500–700 people.


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About the surname Cranfield


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