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Personal data Petrus Johannes Dreyer b5c1d1e2f2 

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Household of Petrus Johannes Dreyer b5c1d1e2f2

(1) He is married to Anna Aletta Combrinck.

They got married on December 27, 1863 at Rustenburg, he was 23 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Anna Aletta Dreyer  1871-1942
  5. Jacob Carolus Dreyer  1881-1955 


(2) He is married to Hester Sophia van der Walt.

They got married on November 18, 1889 at Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa, he was 49 years old.


Child(ren):

  2. Petrus Jacobus Dreyer  1897-1949 

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    1. NGK
      Source: Nederduits Gereformeerde Gemeente (NGK), Colesberg, Baptism register, 1837-1843. Repository: NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, G16 3/2. Note: Colesberg established 1826 from Graaff-Reinet. Transcribed by Annelie Els, independently, from Pretoria Archives FK 2277
      Nederduits Gereformeerde Gemeente (NGK), Colesberg, Baptism register, 1837-1843. Repository: NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, G16 3/2. Note: Colesberg established 1826 from Graaff-Reinet. Transcribed by Annelie Els, independently, from Pretoria Archives FK 2277

    Historical events

    Birthday October 24, 1840

    • The temperature on October 24, 1840 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt veel regen winderig. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      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 year 1840: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
      • January 13 » The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives.
      • February 11 » Gaetano Donizetti's opera La fille du régiment receives its first performance in Paris, France.
      • May 1 » The Penny Black, the first official adhesive postage stamp, is issued in the United Kingdom.
      • May 6 » The Penny Black postage stamp becomes valid for use in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
      • May 20 » York Minster is badly damaged by fire.
      • July 23 » The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union.

    Day of marriage November 18, 1889

    • The temperature on November 18, 1889 was about 6.9 °C. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • January 15 » The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta.
      • February 11 » Meiji Constitution of Japan is adopted.
      • May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
      • June 3 » The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
      • June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
      • November 14 » Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days.

    Day of death September 16, 1898

    • The temperature on September 16, 1898 was about 25.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 52%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • February 23 » Émile Zola is imprisoned in France after writing J'Accuse…!, a letter accusing the French government of antisemitism and wrongfully imprisoning Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
      • April 20 » U.S. President William McKinley signed a joint resolution to Congress for declaration of war against Spain, beginning the Spanish–American War.
      • May 1 » Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Navy after a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its ships, and 381 Spanish sailors die. There are no American vessel losses or combat deaths.
      • July 8 » The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
      • September 13 » Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
      • December 26 » Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.
    

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