Genealogy Pot en Smit » GERRIT SMIT (1849-1924)
Personal data GERRIT SMIT
- He was born on August 18, 1849 in OUD-BEIJERLAND.Source 1
- Profession: SCHEEPMAKER (1905-1920).
- He died on May 18, 1924 in GOUDA, he was 74 years old.Source 2
- A child of JAN SMIT and MAARTJE JOHANNA KOOL
- This information was last updated on January 21, 2014.
Household of GERRIT SMIT
He is married to KRIJNTJE de GROOT.
They got married on October 30, 1873 at OUD-BEIJERLAND, he was 24 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- JAN SMIT 1874-1874
- MAARTJE JOHANNA SMIT 1875-1875
- MAARTJE JOHANNA SMIT 1876-1957
- GRIETJE SMIT 1878-1878
- JAN SMIT 1880-1880
- JAN SMIT 1882-1888
- STIJNTJE SMIT 1884-1884
- MARGRIETHA SMIT 1885-1886
- STIJNTJE SMIT 1886-1886
- GERRIT SMIT 1887-1888
- GERRIT SMIT 1890-1890
- GERRIT SMIT 1891-1892
- MARGRIETHA SMIT 1894-1951
- INGEN SMIT 1896-1896
Notes about GERRIT SMIT
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Relationship GERRIT SMIT
- GERRIT SMIT is the 4th great grandson of JACUS SMIT:
Sources
- ARCHIEF GEMEENTE OUD-BEIJERLAND, akte 96
- ARCHIEF GEMEENTE GOUDA, akte 159
- ARCHIEF GEMEENTE OUD-BEIJERLAND, akte 41
Historical events
Birthday August 18, 1849
- The temperature on August 18, 1849 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: donder. 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).
- From November 21, 1848 till November 1, 1849 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Kempenaer - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. J.M. de Kempenaer (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
- 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 1849: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- February 5 » University of Wisconsin–Madison's first class meets at Madison Female Academy.
- February 9 » The new Roman Republic is declared.
- February 14 » In New York City, James Knox Polk becomes the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken.
- April 14 » Hungary declares itself independent of Austria with Lajos Kossuth as its leader.
- May 22 » Future U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is issued a patent for an invention to lift boats, making him the only U.S. president to ever hold a patent.
- July 3 » France invades the Roman Republic and restores the Papal States.
Day of marriage October 30, 1873
- The temperature on October 30, 1873 was about 7.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
- In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- April 4 » The Kennel Club is founded, the oldest and first official registry of purebred dogs in the world.
- April 13 » The Colfax massacre, in which more than 60 black men are murdered, takes place.
- May 9 » Der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression.
- May 23 » The Canadian Parliament establishes the North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
- June 18 » Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
- September 15 » Franco-Prussian War: The last Imperial German Army troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity.
Day of death May 18, 1924
- The temperature on May 18, 1924 was between 8.6 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
- February 1 » Russia–United Kingdom relations are restored, over six years after the Communist revolution.
- March 3 » The Free State of Fiume is annexed by the Kingdom of Italy.
- March 8 » A mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah.
- April 1 » Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years imprisonment for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch" but spends only nine months in jail.
- October 31 » World Savings Day is announced in Milan, Italy by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks).
- December 19 » The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London, England.
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