Genealogy Pot en Smit » JAN SMIT (1864-1946)
Personal data JAN SMIT
- He was born on June 2, 1864 in OUD-BEIJERLAND.Source 1
- Profession: LANDBOUWER.
- He died on January 14, 1946 in OUD-BEIJERLAND, he was 81 years old.Source 2
- A child of GERRIT SMIT and SUSANNA BEUKELMAN
- This information was last updated on January 19, 2014.
Household of JAN SMIT
He is married to JOHANNA van der BURGH.
They got married on October 23, 1885 at NUMANSDORP, he was 21 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- GERRIT SMIT 1886-????
- ADRIANA SMIT 1888-????
- SUZANNA SMIT 1890-????
- CORNELIA SMIT 1892-????
- ARIE SMIT 1893-1893
- METJE SMIT 1894-1894
- ARIE SMIT 1896-????
- DOODGEBOREN DOCHTER SMIT 1897-1897
- METJE SMIT 1899-????
- INGEN SMIT 1901-1901
- INGEN SMIT 1903-
- JOHANNA SMIT 1904-
- JANNA SMIT 1907-
Notes about JAN SMIT
JAN SMIT VERLOOR OP DE JEUGDIGE LEEFTIJD VAN TWEE JAAR ZIJN VADER EN BLEEF NA HET TWEEDE HUWELIJK VAN ZIJN MOEDER BIJ ZIJN GROOTVADER JAN BEUKELMAN, DIE LANDBOUWER VAN BEROEP WAS. 'T GEVOLG HIERVAN WAS, DAT JAN NIET, ZOALS GEWOONTE WAS, ZIJN VADER OPVOLGDE IN HET VAK VAN SCHEEPMAKER, DOCH LANDBOUWER WERD. HIERMEDE IS DUS VERKLAARD, WAAROM ONDER DE SMITTEN IN OUD-BEIJERLAND, EEN BOER VOORKWAM.
ZIJN HUIZING STOND AAN DE NOBELWEG 80 TE OUD-BEIJERLAND EN ALS MERKWAARDIGHEID KAN VERMELD WORDEN DAT VAN ZIJN TWAALF KINDEREN ENKELEN JONG ZIJN GESTORVEN EN DAT DE OVERIGEN ONGEHUWD ZIJN GEBLEVEN.
HIJ WAS JARENLANG EEN PATRIARCHALE VERSCHIJNING DOOR ZIJN GROTE BAARD.
HIJ WAS IN HET BEZIT VAN DE STATENBIJBEL VAN ZIJN OVERGROOTVADER JAQUES SMIT, WIENS ZOONS ZICH TE OUD-BEIJERLAND, VANUIT ALBLASSERDAM, HADDEN GEVESTIGD. IN DEZE BIJBEL WAS HET GEHELE GESLACHT VAN JAQUES AANGETEKEND. DE ZOONS GERRIT, ARIE EN INGEN BLEVEN DE BOERDERIJ VOORTZETTEN EN LEEFDEN (MET DE ZUSTERS) HET LEVEN DES GERUSTEN LANDSMAN.
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- JAN SMIT is the 4th great grandson of JACUS SMIT:
Sources
- NATIONAAL ARCHIEF (RIJKSARCHIEF ZUID-HOLLAND), akte 101
- NATIONAAL ARCHIEF (RIJKSARCHIEF ZUID-HOLLAND), akte 2
- STADSARCHIEF DORDRECHT, akte 17
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Birthday June 2, 1864
- The temperature on June 2, 1864 was about 10.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- April 22 » The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 that mandates that the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as United States currency.
- May 13 » American Civil War: Battle of Resaca: The battle begins with Union General Sherman fighting toward Atlanta.
- May 26 » Montana is organized as a United States territory.
- May 29 » Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time.
- June 10 » American Civil War: Battle of Brice's Crossroads: Confederate troops under Nathan Bedford Forrest defeat a much larger Union force led by General Samuel D. Sturgis in Mississippi.
- November 4 » American Civil War: Confederate troops bombard a Union supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material at the Battle of Johnsonville.
Day of marriage October 23, 1885
- The temperature on October 23, 1885 was about 8.5 °C. There was 8 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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.
- January 17 » A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
- April 3 » Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design.
- May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
- July 23 » President Ulysses S. Grant dies of throat cancer.
- August 14 » Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
- November 17 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: The decisive Battle of Slivnitsa begins.
Day of death January 14, 1946
- The temperature on January 14, 1946 was between -3.6 °C and 1.4 °C and averaged -1.1 °C. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
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