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Personal data Jacob Hugo `Japie ` Dreyer b4c2d4e2f3g3 

  • He was born on October 21, 1876 in Philadelphia, Cape.
  • Profession: Butcher and shopkeeper, Paarl.
  • He died on October 21, 1928 in At his home n Noorder Paarl, 419 Main Street, he was 52 years old.
    Oorzaak: Septicaemia that set in after an accident with his horse in Markstraat Paarl.
  • He is buried in next to his wife in Hofstreet cemetary Paarl.
  • A child of Oloff Johannes Truter Dreyer and Anna Elizabeth Hugo

Household of Jacob Hugo `Japie ` Dreyer b4c2d4e2f3g3

He is married to Hester Anna Jacoba ` Hettie ` du Toit.

They got married on January 7, 1907 at Paarl. South Africa, he was 30 years old.


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Notes about Jacob Hugo `Japie ` Dreyer b4c2d4e2f3g3

Jacob Hugo (geb 25.9.1876; oorl 21.10.1928) was my pa se pa, my oupa. Jacob Hugo (Japie) Dreyer is op 25.9.1876 in die Paarl gebore en op 7 Januarie 1907 met Hester Anna Jacoba (Hetta) du Toit (geb.25.3.1883, oorl 14.8.1977) getroud. Hy was ‘n spekulant en slaghuiseienaar. Hulle het by Hoofstraat 419 in die Paarl gewoon, ‘n eiendom wat gestrek het van die Hoofstraat tot by die Bergrivier enwaar hy perde aangehou het. Hierdie eiendom, wat later deur my pa se oudste broer Oloff (Uncle) herdoop is tot Westergloor, se oorspronklike naam was Het Fonteintje en hulle het dit gekoop van ene Japie Minnaar. Miskien ‘n vervorming van Fortuin – aagedui as die oorspronklike plaasnaam in “Drakensteinse erfgrond”.

Jacob Hugo was besonder lief vir perde, en sterf op 21.10.1928 op 52-jarige leeftyd na ‘n ongeluk met ‘n perd in Markstraat weke tevore waar sy been beseer word en die wonde septies word

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  • The temperature on October 21, 1876 was about 1.5 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. 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.
    • February 2 » The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.
    • February 14 » Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray.
    • April 17 » Catalpa rescue: The rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia.
    • August 8 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
    • December 23 » First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
    • December 29 » The Ashtabula River railroad disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.
  • The temperature on January 7, 1907 was between 2.1 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • February 9 » The Mud March is the first large procession organised by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS).
    • June 22 » The London Underground's Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opens.
    • July 7 » Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City.
    • August 17 » Pike Place Market, a popular tourist destination and registered historic district in Seattle, opened.
    • August 29 » The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
    • September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
  • The temperature on October 21, 1928 was between 6.6 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
    • January 7 » A disastrous flood of the River Thames kills 14 people and causes extensive damage to much of riverside London.
    • April 14 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, reaches Greenly Island, Canada - the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
    • May 3 » The Jinan incident begins with the deaths of twelve Japanese civilians by Chinese forces in Jinan, China, which leads to Japanese retaliation and the deaths of over 2,000 Chinese civilians in the following days.
    • October 12 » An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston.
    • October 22 » Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Puerto Rico.
    • October 28 » The "Indonesia Raya", now the national anthem, is first played during the Second Indonesian Youth Congress.


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