Genealogy Van Melzen » Willem de Graaf (1885-1969)

Personal data Willem de Graaf 


Household of Willem de Graaf

He is married to Geertruida Broedersz.Source 1

beroep bg.: stoker-olieman; beroep bruid: dienstbode; beroep vader bg.: timmerman; beroep vader bd.: venter

They got married on April 27, 1911 at Anna Palowna 13, he was 26 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Willem de Graaf  1911-1995 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem de Graaf

Johannes de Graaf
± 1814-1860
Jacoba Angienita Martin
± 1816-????
Petrus Heemskerk
± 1820-????
Margaretha Roozenkrans
± 1825-????

Willem de Graaf
1885-1969

1911

Geertruida Broedersz
1888-1979

Willem de Graaf
1911-1995

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Sources

  1. BS Overlijden Erfgoedinstelling Het Utrechts Archief Plaats instelling Utrecht Collectiegebied Utrecht Archief 481 Registratienummer 455-03 Aktenummer 354 Registratiedatum 05-03-1878 Akteplaats Utrecht Collectie Utrecht 1878

Historical events

Birthday January 4, 1885

  • The temperature on January 4, 1885 was about -1.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 3 » The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York.
    • April 3 » Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design.
    • May 2 » Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
    • August 14 » Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
    • November 16 » Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel is executed for treason.
    • November 19 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: Bulgarian victory in the Battle of Slivnitsa solidifies the unification between the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia.

Day of marriage April 27, 1911

  • The temperature on April 27, 1911 was between 5.0 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 8.4 mm of rain. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 26 » Glenn Curtiss flies the first successful American seaplane.
    • April 27 » Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
    • May 9 » The works of Gabriele D'Annunzio are placed in the Index of Forbidden Books by the Vatican.
    • May 30 » At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
    • October 24 » Orville Wright remains in the air nine minutes and 45 seconds in a glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
    • December 9 » A mine explosion near Briceville, Tennessee, kills 84 miners despite rescue efforts led by the United States Bureau of Mines.

Day of death May 25, 1969

  • The temperature on May 25, 1969 was between 14.1 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (24%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1969: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
    • March 10 » In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King, Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to recant.
    • April 3 » Vietnam War: United States Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announces that the United States will start to "Vietnamize" the war effort.
    • April 22 » The formation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) is announced at a mass rally in Calcutta.
    • May 15 » People's Park: California Governor Ronald Reagan has an impromptu student park owned by the University of California at Berkeley fenced off from student anti-war protestors, sparking a riot.
    • November 13 » Vietnam War: Anti-war protesters in Washington, D.C. stage a symbolic March Against Death.
    • December 24 » Nigerian troops capture Umuahia, the Biafran capital.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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