Emigranten » Sjoukje Postema (1869-1936)

Personal data Sjoukje Postema 


Household of Sjoukje Postema

She is married to Kornelis Spoelstra.

They got married on May 14, 1892 at Kollummerland, Friesland, Nederland, she was 22 years old.Source 3

they left with 8 children on March 13, 1913 to the USA. The trip was paid by their brother in law Jan Stuursma, who emigrated earlier.

Child(ren):

  4. Jacob Spoelstra  1897-1979
  7. Janke Spoelstra  1906-1977
  9. Hilda Spoelstra  1914-2001

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    3. sourcenumber 18

    Historical events

    Birthday August 3, 1869

    • The temperature on August 3, 1869 was about 15.6 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
    • In the year 1869: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • February 5 » The largest alluvial gold nugget in history, called the "Welcome Stranger", is found in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia.
      • April 17 » Morelos is admitted as the 27th state of Mexico.
      • June 27 » The Republic of Ezo on the island of Hokkaido ends after being defeated by Japanese Imperial troops.
      • August 2 » Japan's Edo society class system is abolished as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms.
      • November 6 » In New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rutgers College defeats Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey), 6–4, in the first official intercollegiate American football game.
      • December 7 » American outlaw Jesse James commits his first confirmed bank robbery in Gallatin, Missouri.

    Day of marriage May 14, 1892

    • The temperature on May 14, 1892 was about 14.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%. 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 1892: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • January 15 » James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball.
      • July 26 » Dadabhai Naoroji is elected as the first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain.
      • August 4 » The father and stepmother of Lizzie Borden are found murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home. She was tried and acquitted for the crimes a year later.
      • October 21 » Opening ceremonies for the World's Columbian Exposition are held in Chicago, though because construction was behind schedule, the exposition did not open until May 1, 1893.
      • October 26 » Ida B. Wells publishes Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases.
      • December 9 » English football club Newcastle United is founded.

    Day of death July 19, 1936

    • The temperature on July 19, 1936 was between 13.3 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
      • April 5 » Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak: An F5 tornado kills 233 in Tupelo, Mississippi.
      • April 6 » Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak: Another tornado from the same storm system as the Tupelo tornado hits Gainesville, Georgia, killing 203.
      • June 26 » Initial flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter.
      • July 21 » Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia is constituted, establishing an anarcho-syndicalist economy in Catalonia.
      • October 4 » The British Union of Fascists and various anti-fascist organizations violently clash in the Battle of Cable Street.
      • October 27 » Mrs Wallis Simpson obtains her divorce, which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne.
    

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