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Household of Jan Wittes Vaatstra

He is married to Fintje Jeens Landman.

They got married on June 2, 1877 at Drachten, Friesland, Netherlands, he was 25 years old.

Huwelijken regio 5: oost Friesland Huwelijksakte Smallingerland, 1877
Man: Jan Vaatstra, oud 25 jaar, geboren: Augustinusga
Ouders: Witte Jans Vaatstra en Berber Jans Schouwstra
Vrouw: Fintje Landman, oud 24 jaar, geboren: Rottevalle (Achtk)
Ouders: Jeen Lammerts Landman en Mettje Lieuwes van der Meer
Datum: 2 juni 1877 Akte nr. 52


Child(ren):

  1. Witte Jan Vaatstra  1879-1879
  2. Witte Jans Vaatstra  1881-???? 
  3. Jan Lambert Vaatstra  1883-1964 
  4. Barberina Vaatstra  1885-???? 

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Birthday August 14, 1851

  • The temperature on August 14, 1851 was about 16.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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 Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1851: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • February 6 » The largest Australian bushfires in a populous region in recorded history take place in the state of Victoria.
    • April 2 » Rama IV is crowned King of Thailand.
    • May 21 » Slavery in Colombia is abolished.
    • September 18 » First publication of The New-York Daily Times, which later becomes The New York Times.
    • October 24 » William Lassell discovers the moons Umbriel and Ariel orbiting Uranus.
    • December 29 » The first American YMCA opens in Boston, Massachusetts.

Day of marriage June 2, 1877

  • The temperature on June 2, 1877 was about 14.8 °C. The air pressure was 19 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • 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 1877: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 8 » Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle against the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain, Montana Territory.
    • March 15 » First ever official cricket test match is played: Australia vs England at the MCG Stadium, in Melbourne, Australia.
    • April 12 » The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
    • April 24 » Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire.
    • June 20 » Alexander Graham Bell installs the world's first commercial telephone service in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
    • December 10 » Russo-Turkish War: The Russian Army captures Plevna after a 5-month siege. The garrison of 25,000 surviving Turks surrenders. The Russian victory is decisive for the outcome of the war and the Liberation of Bulgaria.

Day of death February 4, 1933

  • The temperature on February 4, 1933 was between 0.9 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 6.8 mm of rain during 8.0 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
    • February 15 » In Miami, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate US President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6, 1933.
    • March 13 » Banks in the U.S. begin to re-open after the three-day national "bank holiday" mandated by the Franklin D. Roosevelt's Emergency Banking Act.
    • August 1 » Anti-Fascist activists Bruno Tesch, Walter Möller, Karl Wolff and August Lütgens are executed by the Nazi regime in Altona.
    • September 8 » Ghazi bin Faisal became King of Iraq.
    • October 7 » Air France is inaugurated, after being formed by a merger of five French airlines.
    • November 7 » Fiorello H. La Guardia is elected the 99th mayor of New York City.


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