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Personal data Jan Witte 

  • He was born on May 25, 1839 in De Westen, Texel.
  • Profession: Boer (1863); veehouder (1878, 1883, 1887, 1890, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1913).
  • He died on October 29, 1913 in De Westen, Texel, he was 74 years old.
    Hij is overleden om 19.00u; aamgifte overl op 30 okt 1913 door Jacob Boogaard, 50 jaar, veehouder en Cornelis Smit, 49 jaar, timmerman; beide wonende op Texel
  • A child of Dirk Witte and Guurtje Zijm

Household of Jan Witte

(1) He is married to Neeltje Schraag.

They got married on February 12, 1863 at Den Burg, Texel, he was 23 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Guurtje Witte  1864-1932
  2. Neeltje Witte  1870-1909
  3. Marretje Witte  1871-1931
  4. Dirk Johan Witte  1880-1883


(2) He is married to Neeltje van Keeren.

They got married on May 16, 1878 at Texel, he was 38 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Witte

Pieter Jansz Witte
1770-1821
Dieuwertje Dirks Dijt
1780-1829
Dirk Witte
1814-1898
Guurtje Zijm
1815-1860

Jan Witte
1839-1913

(1) 1863

Neeltje Schraag
1840-1876

Guurtje Witte
1864-1932
Neeltje Witte
1870-1909
Marretje Witte
1871-1931
Dirk Johan Witte
1880-1883
Cornelis Johannes Witte
1889-1890
Cornelis Johannes Witte
1894-1894
(2) 1878

Neeltje van Keeren
1850-1910


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    Birthday May 25, 1839

    • The temperature on May 25, 1839 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
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      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 1839: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
      • January 6 » The Night of the Big Wind, the most damaging storm in 300 years, sweeps across Ireland, damaging or destroying more than 20% of the houses in Dublin.
      • March 26 » The first Henley Royal Regatta is held.
      • June 3 » In Humen, China, Lin Tse-hsü destroys 1.2million kilograms of opium confiscated from British merchants, providing Britain with a casus belli to open hostilities, resulting in the First Opium War.
      • August 23 » The United Kingdom captures Hong Kong as a base as it prepares for the First Opium War with Qing China.
      • September 5 » The United Kingdom declares war on the Qing dynasty of China.
      • November 17 » Oberto, Giuseppe Verdi's first opera, opens at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy.

    Day of marriage May 16, 1878

    • The temperature on May 16, 1878 was about 13.6 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • January 28 » Yale Daily News becomes the first independent daily college newspaper in the United States.
      • March 3 » The Russo-Turkish War ends with Bulgaria regaining its independence from the Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano.
      • May 14 » The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.
      • June 4 » Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
      • September 3 » Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.
      • December 31 » Karl Benz, working in Mannheim, Germany, filed for a patent on his first reliable two-stroke gas engine, and he was granted the patent in 1879.

    Day of death October 29, 1913

    • The temperature on October 29, 1913 was between 11.2 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 4 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
      • March 12 » The future capital of Australia is officially named Canberra.
      • March 20 » Sung Chiao-jen, a founder of the Chinese Nationalist Party, is wounded in an assassination attempt and dies 2 days later.
      • March 21 » Over 360 are killed and 20,000 homes destroyed in the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio.
      • October 31 » The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.
      • November 9 » The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, the most destructive natural disaster ever to hit the lakes, reaches its greatest intensity after beginning two days earlier. The storm destroys 19 ships and kills more than 250 people.
      • December 23 » The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System.
    

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