Genealogy Van Assen » Geert Harms Werkema (1830-1906)
Personal data Geert Harms Werkema
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13Sources 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17- He was born on September 10, 1830 in Garnwerd, Winsum, Groningen, Netherlands.Sources 6, 8, 10, 11, 15, 17
- Alternative: He was born on September 10, 1830 in Garnwerd, Winsum, Groningen, Netherlands.
- Resident:
- about 1859: .Source 8
- about 1861: .Source 8
- about 1863: .Source 8
- about 1866: .Source 8
- about 1869: .Source 8
- about 1872: .Source 8
- about 1875: .Source 8
- about 1878: .Source 8
- in the year 1911: Grand Rapids, Michigan, Verenigde Staten.Source 11
- (Arrival) on April 26, 1889 in New York, New York.
- (Departure) in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
- He died on March 5, 1906 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, Verenigde Staten, he was 75 years old.Sources 6, 11, 15
- Alternative: He died on March 5, 1906 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, Verenigde Staten, he was 75 years old.
- He is buried in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America.Source 15
- A child of Harm Geerts Werkema and Dirktje Johannes Bril
Household of Geert Harms Werkema
He is married to Grietje Leenderts Tromp.
They got married on October 25, 1858 at Ezinge, he was 28 years old.
They got married on October 25, 1858 at Ezinge, Netherlands, he was 28 years old.Source 17Child(ren):
- Dirk Werkema 1866-1889
- Anje Werkema 1872-1875
- Nn Werkema 1881-1881
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- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
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- Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1920, Ancestry.com, The Library of Michigan; Michigan Death Records Project; Rolls: 1-302; Archive Barcode/Item Number: 30000008530978; Roll Number: 93; Certificate Number: 241 / Ancestry.com
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- Netherlands, Civil Marriage Index, 1795-1950, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Dutch Christian Reformed Church Membership Records, 1856-1970, Ancestry.com, Archives of Calvin College; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Christian Reformed Church Records; Reel Number: 14 / Ancestry.com
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Birthday September 10, 1830
- The temperature on September 10, 1830 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: betrokken regen. 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 1830: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 2.6 million citizens.
- April 6 » Church of Christ, the original church of the Latter Day Saint movement, is organized by Joseph Smith and others at either Fayette or Manchester, New York.
- June 12 » Beginning of the Invasion of Algiers: Thiry-four thousand French soldiers land 27 kilometers west of Algiers, at Sidi Ferruch.
- June 26 » William IV becomes king of Britain and Hanover.
- August 2 » Charles X of France abdicates the throne in favor of his grandson Henri.
- August 9 » Louis Philippe becomes the king of the French following abdication of Charles X.
- September 11 » Anti-Masonic Party convention; one of the first American political party conventions.
Day of marriage October 25, 1858
- The temperature on October 25, 1858 was about 11.8 °C. The air pressure was 2.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. 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 Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
- 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).
- In the year 1858: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- January 9 » Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide.
- January 30 » The first Hallé concert is given in Manchester, England, marking the official founding of The Hallé orchestra as a full-time, professional orchestra.
- May 15 » Opening of the present Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.
- June 16 » Abraham Lincoln delivers his House Divided speech in Springfield, Illinois.
- June 18 » Charles Darwin receives a paper from Alfred Russel Wallace that includes nearly identical conclusions about evolution as Darwin's own, prompting Darwin to publish his theory.
- November 17 » Modified Julian Day zero.
Day of death March 5, 1906
- The temperature on March 5, 1906 was between 0.6 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
- February 10 » HMSDreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII.
- April 27 » The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time.
- May 2 » Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
- September 24 » Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.
- October 11 » San Francisco sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering segregated schools for Japanese students.
- December 30 » The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India (later Dhaka, Bangladesh).
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