Dutch Connections to Sheboygan County, Wisconsin » Catherine Leys (1860-1939)

Personal data Catherine Leys 


Household of Catherine Leys

(1) She is married to Peter Blok.

They got married on January 19, 1888 at 's-Heer Arendskerke, Zeeland, Netherlands, she was 27 years old.Source 2


Child(ren):

  1. Martin Block  1888-????
  2. Dena Block  1889-1965 
  3. Peter Block  1893-1976 
  4. Jannetje Block  1890-????


(2) She is married to Floris Meulbrock.

They got married on November 6, 1896 at Sheboygan, Wisconsin, she was 36 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  2. Cornelius Meulbroek  1897-1954 
  3. William Meulbroek  1898-1986 
  4. Jeanette Meulbroek  1903-1998 
  5. Dan Meulbroek  1905-2005 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Catherine Leys

Catherine Leys
1860-1939

(1) 1888

Peter Blok
1855-1893

Martin Block
1888-????
Dena Block
1889-1965
Peter Block
1893-1976
Jannetje Block
1890-????
(2) 1896

Floris Meulbrock
± 1851-1916

John Meulbroek
????-
Cornelius Meulbroek
1897-1954
William Meulbroek
1898-1986
Jeanette Meulbroek
1903-1998
Dan Meulbroek
1905-2005

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Sources

  1. 'Faded Genes' column by Jan Hildebrand, The Sheboygan Press, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
  2. Wie Was Wie
    huwelijksakten 's-Heer Arendkerke
  3. marriage certificate
    volume 7, page 445, certificate 2651; Sheboygan County Register of Deeds, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Historical events

Birthday October 15, 1860

  • The temperature on October 15, 1860 was about 11.4 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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 March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
  • 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).
  • In the year 1860: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • February 27 » Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that is largely responsible for his election to the Presidency.
    • April 3 » The first successful United States Pony Express run from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, begins.
    • April 9 » On his phonautograph machine, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville makes the oldest known recording of an audible human voice.
    • May 3 » Charles XV of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Sweden.
    • June 30 » The 1860 Oxford evolution debate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History takes place.
    • September 8 » The steamship PSLady Elgin sinks on Lake Michigan, with the loss of around 300 lives.

Day of marriage November 6, 1896

  • The temperature on November 6, 1896 was about -1.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 28 » Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8mph (13km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2mph (3.2km/h).
    • February 1 » La bohème premieres in Turin at the Teatro Regio (Turin), conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini.
    • March 1 » Battle of Adwa: An Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
    • March 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
    • May 27 » The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10-million in damage.
    • August 16 » Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.

Day of death April 3, 1939

  • The temperature on April 3, 1939 was between 5.8 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain during 5.1 hours. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 3 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
    • March 26 » Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war.
    • March 28 » Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege.
    • April 4 » Faisal II becomes King of Iraq.
    • May 14 » Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.
    • November 30 » Winter War: Soviet forces cross the Finnish border in several places and bomb Helsinki and several other Finnish cities, starting the war.
    • December 4 » World War II: HMSNelson is struck by a mine (laid by U-31) off the Scottish coast and is laid up for repairs until August 1940.


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Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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