Genealogy Pot en Smit » LEONARDUS JOHANNES SMIT (1865-1926)
Personal data LEONARDUS JOHANNES SMIT
- He was born on April 11, 1865 in KINDERDIJK (GEMEENTE NIEUW-LEKKERLAND).Source 1
- Profession: INDUSTRIEEL (1918), SCHEEPSBOUWMEESTER (1919).
- He died on September 16, 1926 in NIEUW-LEKKERLAND, he was 61 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in NIEUW-LEKKERLAND.Source 3
- A child of JAN SMIT and JANNETJE JOHANNA SMIT
- This information was last updated on January 22, 2014.
Household of LEONARDUS JOHANNES SMIT
He is married to GEERTRUIDA KORNELIA SMIT.
They got married on December 28, 1887 at KRIMPEN AAN DE LEK, he was 22 years old.Source 4
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Notes about LEONARDUS JOHANNES SMIT
In het Ochtendblad van het N.R.C. van 21 november 1926, herdacht Ir. P.A
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Relationship LEONARDUS JOHANNES SMIT
- LEONARDUS JOHANNES SMIT is the 5th great grandson of JAN POT:
- LEONARDUS JOHANNES SMIT is the 5th great grandson of JACUS SMIT:
Sources
- STADSARCHIEF DORDRECHT, akte 31
- STADSARCHIEF DORDRECHT, akte 27
- BEGRAAFPLAATSENPROJECT ALBLASSERWAARD
- STREEKARCHIEF MIDDEN-HOLLAND, akte 18
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Birthday April 11, 1865
- The temperature on April 11, 1865 was about 14.1 °C. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 43%. 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 1865: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 17 » American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina, is burned as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces.
- April 6 » American Civil War: The Battle of Sailor's Creek: Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia fights and loses its last major battle while in retreat from Richmond, Virginia during the Appomattox Campaign.
- April 26 » American Civil War: Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston surrenders his army to General William Tecumseh Sherman at the Bennett Place near Durham, North Carolina. Also the date of Confederate Memorial Day for two states.
- May 9 » American Civil War: President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation ending belligerent rights of the rebels and enjoining foreign nations to intern or expel Confederate ships.
- June 19 » Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are finally informed of their freedom. The anniversary is still officially celebrated in Texas and 41 other contiguous states as Juneteenth.
- December 4 » North Carolina ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, followed soon by Georgia, and U.S. slaves were legally free within two weeks.
Day of marriage December 28, 1887
- The temperature on December 28, 1887 was about -4.6 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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 1887: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
- April 28 » A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé is released on order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war.
- June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
- June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
- July 4 » The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi.
- October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
Day of death September 16, 1926
- The temperature on September 16, 1926 was between 7.7 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
- May 9 » Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett claim to have flown over the North Pole (later discovery of Byrd's diary appears to cast some doubt on the claim.)
- May 18 » Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California.
- May 22 » Chiang Kai-shek replaces the communists in Kuomintang China.
- June 28 » Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.
- November 11 » The United States Numbered Highway System is established.
- December 17 » Antanas Smetona assumes power in Lithuania as the 1926 coup d'état is successful.
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