Genealogy Pot en Smit » JAN FRANCOIS SMIT (1870-1943)
Personal data JAN FRANCOIS SMIT
- He was born on October 20, 1870 in KINDERDIJK (GEMEENTE NIEUW-LEKKERLAND).Source 1
- Profession: METAALWARENFABRIKANT (1900), KOOPMAN (1922), ZONDER BEROEP (1943).
- He died on December 31, 1943 in HEEMSTEDE, he was 73 years old.Source 2
Tijdstip: 12:45
- He is buried in WESTERVELD.
- A child of HENDRIK SMIT and JEANNETTE FRANÇOISE BECKMAN
- This information was last updated on January 19, 2014.
Household of JAN FRANCOIS SMIT
(1) He is married to JOHANNA RIJKÉE.
They got married on October 25, 1894 at ROTTERDAM, he was 24 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
(2) He is married to BERTHA GEERTRUIDA KOSSTEDE.
They got married on January 31, 1922 at ZANDVOORT, he was 51 years old.Source 4
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Ancestors (and descendant) of JAN FRANCOIS SMIT
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Relationship JAN FRANCOIS SMIT
- JAN FRANCOIS SMIT is the 5th great grandson of JACUS SMIT:
Sources
- ARCHIEF GEMEENTE NIEUW-LEKKERLAND, akte 86
- ARCHIEF GEMEENTE HEEMSTEDE, akte 1944-1
- DIGITALE STAMBOOM ROTTERDAM, akte 1429
- ARCHIEF GEMEENTE ZANDVOORT, akte 6
Historical events
Birthday October 20, 1870
- The temperature on October 20, 1870 was about 8.3 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 6 » The inauguration of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.
- January 15 » A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly).
- May 12 » The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15.
- July 1 » The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence.
- July 19 » Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
- September 1 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Sedan is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory.
Day of marriage January 31, 1922
- The temperature on January 31, 1922 was between 0.6 °C and 5.0 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south 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 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- 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 1922: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
- March 26 » The German Social Democratic Party is founded in Poland.
- April 20 » The Soviet government creates South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within Georgian SSR.
- October 29 » King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy appoints Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister.
- November 1 » Abolition of the Ottoman sultanate: The last sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed VI, abdicates.
- November 26 » Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years.
- December 27 » Japanese aircraft carrierHōshō becomes the first purpose built aircraft carrier to be commissioned in the world.
Day of death December 31, 1943
- The temperature on December 31, 1943 was between -0.6 °C and 3.3 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 6.2 hours. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
- March 6 » Norman Rockwell published Freedom from Want in The Saturday Evening Post with a matching essay by Carlos Bulosan as part of the Four Freedoms series.
- March 13 » German forces liquidate the Jewish ghetto in Kraków.
- June 12 » The Holocaust: Germany liquidates the Jewish Ghetto in Brzeżany, Poland (now Berezhany, Ukraine). Around 1,180 Jews are led to the city's old Jewish graveyard and shot.
- August 27 » World War II: Aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe razes to the ground the village of Vorizia in Crete.
- October 26 » World War II: First flight of the Dornier Do 335 "Pfeil".
- December 13 » World War II: The Massacre of Kalavryta by German occupying forces in Greece.
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