Genealogy Van Raam » Alexander Witzenhausen (1857-1908)

Personal data Alexander Witzenhausen 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Household of Alexander Witzenhausen

He is married to Schoontje Winnik.Sources 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

They got married on July 27, 1881 at Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 23 years old.Source 2


Child(ren):

  1. Jetje Witzenhausen  1881-1942
  2. Reintje Witzenhausen  1884-???? 
  3. Mozes Witzenhausen  1887-????
  4. Jacob Witzenhausen  1891-1924
  5. Isaäc Witzenhausen  1892-1961
  6. Samson Witzenhausen  1893-1893
  7. Saartje Witzenhausen  1894-1944 
  8. Bertha Witzenhausen  1896-1909
  9. Rachel Witzenhausen  1897-1942 
  10. Levie Witzenhausen  1901-1943
  11. Samuel Witzenhausen  1903-1942

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Sources

  1. Huwelijksakte Simon van de Kar, 156468h
  2. Huwelijksakte Alexander Witzenhausen, 113786h
  3. Gezinskaart Amsterdam Alexander Witzenhausen, 113786gka
  4. Huwelijksakte Abraham Kerkmeester, 156492h
  5. Huwelijksakte Jacob Witzenhausen, 156480h
  6. Overlijdensakte Jacob Witzenhausen, 156480o
  7. Huwelijksakte Aäron Wagenhuijzen, 156486h
  8. Huwelijksakte Samuel Witsenhausen, 156425h

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Birthday August 29, 1857

  • The temperature on August 29, 1857 was about 16.2 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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.
  • In the year 1857: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • March 23 » Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City.
    • May 26 » Dred Scott is emancipated by the Blow family, his original owners.
    • July 18 » Louis Faidherbe, French governor of Senegal, arrives to relieve French forces at Kayes, effectively ending El Hajj Umar Tall's war against the French.
    • September 7 » Mountain Meadows massacre: Mormon settlers slaughter most members of peaceful, emigrant wagon train.
    • September 11 » The Mountain Meadows massacre: Mormon settlers and Paiutes massacre 120 pioneers at Mountain Meadows, Utah.
    • November 16 » Second relief of Lucknow: Twenty-four Victoria Crosses are awarded, the most in a single day.

Day of marriage July 27, 1881

  • The temperature on July 27, 1881 was about 14.7 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 27 » First Boer War: The Battle of Majuba Hill takes place.
    • May 12 » In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate.
    • June 29 » In Sudan, Muhammad Ahmad declares himself to be the Mahdi, the messianic redeemer of Islam.
    • July 2 » Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James A. Garfield (who will die of complications from his wounds on September 19).
    • September 19 » U.S. President James A. Garfield dies of wounds suffered in a July 2 shooting. Vice President Chester A. Arthur becomes President upon Garfield's death.
    • December 4 » The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.

Day of death January 12, 1908

  • The temperature on January 12, 1908 was between -11.2 °C and -1.3 °C and averaged -6.7 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 3 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • January 13 » The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people.
    • April 8 » H. H. Asquith of the Liberal Party takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeding Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman.
    • May 26 » The first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East was made at Masjed Soleyman in southwest Persia. The rights to the resource were quickly acquired by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
    • June 30 » The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia.
    • August 17 » Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon, created by Émile Cohl, is shown in Paris, France.
    • October 14 » The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series.


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