Dutch Connections to Sheboygan County, Wisconsin » Peter Block (1893-1976)

Personal data Peter Block 


Household of Peter Block

He is married to Crena DeSmidt.

They got married on December 9, 1916 at Sheboygan, Wisconsin, he was 23 years old.Sources 1, 2, 3


Child(ren):

  1. Jerome P. Block  1922-2012 
  4. Madeline Block  1918-1979 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Peter Block

Joos Blok
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Jacomina vanVlaanderen
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Marinus Leys
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Dina vanGiltz
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Peter Blok
1855-1893

Peter Block
1893-1976

1916

Crena DeSmidt
1896-1958

Jerome P. Block
1922-2012
Arlyn Block
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Wesley Block
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Madeline Block
1918-1979

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Sources

  1. 'Faded Genes' column by Jan Hildebrand, The Sheboygan Press, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
  2. marriage certificate
    Sheboygan County Register of Deeds, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
  3. obituary of Mrs. Peter Block

Historical events

Birthday November 24, 1893

  • The temperature on November 24, 1893 was about 0.2 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. 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 August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 1 » Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.
    • February 28 » The USSIndiana, the lead ship of her class and the first battleship in the United States Navy comparable to foreign battleships of the time, is launched.
    • July 11 » A revolution led by the liberal general and politician José Santos Zelaya takes over state power in Nicaragua.
    • August 1 » Henry Perky patents shredded wheat.
    • September 19 » In New Zealand, the Electoral Act of 1893 is consented to by the governor, giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote.
    • October 28 » Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique receives its première performance only nine days before the composer's death.

Day of marriage December 9, 1916

  • The temperature on December 9, 1916 was between 2.4 °C and 5.6 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
    • January 10 » World War I: In the Erzurum Offensive, Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire.
    • February 25 » In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight.
    • April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.
    • April 29 » World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.
    • June 1 » Louis Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
    • November 7 » Woodrow Wilson is reelected as President of the United States.

Day of death October 28, 1976

  • The temperature on October 28, 1976 was between 4.3 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1976: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
    • January 2 » The Gale of January 1976 begins, resulting in coastal flooding around the southern North Sea coasts, affecting countries from Ireland to Yugoslavia and causing at least 82 deaths and US$1.3 billion in damage.
    • February 27 » The formerly Spanish territory of Western Sahara, under the auspices of the Polisario Front declares independence as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
    • May 8 » The rollercoaster The New Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
    • May 15 » Aeroflot Flight 1802 crashes in Viktorovka, Chernihiv Raion, killing all 52 people on board.
    • October 22 » Red Dye No. 4 is banned by the US Food and Drug Administration after it is discovered that it causes tumors in the bladders of dogs.
    • November 15 » René Lévesque and the Parti Québécois take power to become the first Quebec government of the 20th century clearly in favor of independence.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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