Genealogy van der Wal en Reijns » Julia Roghair (1869-1945)

Personal data Julia Roghair 

  • She was born on July 2, 1869 in Pella, Marion County, Iowa, USA.
  • She died on April 1, 1945 in Orange City, Sioux County, VS, she was 75 years old.
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    Mrs. Sam Altena Dies At Orange City Hospital

    Mrs. Sam Altena Sr. passed away at he Doornink hospital at Orange City on Easter Sunday morning, April; 1, 1945 at the age of 75 years.

    Mrs. Altena, born Julia Roghair, was born on July 2, 1869 at Maurice, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Mr. Sam Altena who now survives her with the following children: Gerrit Altena, Mrs. Gerrit Int Velt, Orange City; Henry Altena of Doon; Mrs. Albert Int Velt of Harris, lowa; Mrs. Art Klein of Orange City; Sam Altena, Jake Altena and Mrs. Tony De Boom all of Maurice. Also 45 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.

    She was preceded in death by three children Henry Paul who died in infancy and Dick and Louise who died in a car-train accident on the night of Jan, 3, 1928.

    The Altena family have been living in this vicinity all of their life, living first on a farm west of town and then retiring, having lived in town, for a number of years.

    Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon, April 4 at one o'clock at the home and at 1 30 at the Second Christian Reformed Church with Rev. Oliver Breen officiating. Burial took place at the local cemetery and six of her grandsons were the pallbearers: David Altena, Clarence Klein, John Bruxvoort, Martin IntVelt, Senard Altena and Sentner Altena.
  • This information was last updated on August 22, 2023.

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She is married to Sint Paulus Altena.

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Birthday July 2, 1869

  • The temperature on July 2, 1869 was about 12.5 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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.
    • April 17 » Morelos is admitted as the 27th state of Mexico.
    • May 10 » The First Transcontinental Railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah with the golden spike.
    • May 15 » Women's suffrage: In New York, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association.
    • June 27 » The Republic of Ezo on the island of Hokkaido ends after being defeated by Japanese Imperial troops.
    • September 24 » Gold prices plummet after President Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market.
    • November 11 » The Victorian Aboriginal Protection Act is enacted in Australia, giving the government control of indigenous people's wages, their terms of employment, where they could live, and of their children, effectively leading to the Stolen Generations.

Day of death April 1, 1945

  • The temperature on April 1, 1945 was between 9.3 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. 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 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
    • February 13 » World War II: Royal Air Force bombers are dispatched to Dresden, Germany to attack the city with a massive aerial bombardment.
    • April 18 » Over 1,000 bombers attack the small island of Heligoland, Germany.
    • May 1 » World War II: Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels and his wife Magda commit suicide in the Reich Garden outside the Führerbunker. Their children are also killed by having cyanide pills inserted into their mouths by their mother, Magda.
    • July 26 » World War II: The Potsdam Declaration is signed in Potsdam, Germany.
    • July 30 » World War II: Japanese submarineI-58 sinks the USSIndianapolis, killing 883 seamen. Most die during the following four days, until an aircraft notices the survivors.
    • September 7 » The Berlin Victory Parade of 1945 is held.


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