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.
- February 9 » US president Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau.
- February 23 » Reconstruction Era: Post-U.S. Civil War military control of Mississippi ends and it is readmitted to the Union.
- February 25 » Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress.
- May 12 » The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15.
- June 22 » The United States Department of Justice is created by the U.S. Congress.
- October 7 » Franco-Prussian War: Léon Gambetta escapes the siege of Paris in a hot-air balloon.
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.
- February 28 » The United Kingdom ends its protectorate over Egypt through a Unilateral Declaration of Independence.
- June 17 » Portuguese naval aviators Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral complete the first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic.
- July 20 » The League of Nations awards mandates of Togoland to France and Tanganyika to the United Kingdom.
- August 26 » Greco-Turkish War (1919–22): Turkish army launched what has come to be known to the Turks as the "Great Offensive" (Büyük Taarruz). The major Greek defense positions were overrun.
- September 9 » The Greco-Turkish War effectively ends with Turkish victory over the Greeks in Smyrna.
- November 15 » At least 300 are massacred during a general strike in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
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 27 » World War II: Battle of the Komandorski Islands: In the Aleutian Islands the battle begins when United States Navy forces intercept Japanese attempting to reinforce a garrison at Kiska.
- June 1 » BOAC Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s, killing British actor Leslie Howard and leading to speculation that it was actually an attempt to kill British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
- July 19 » World War II: Rome is heavily bombed by more than 500 Allied aircraft, inflicting thousands of casualties.
- September 12 » World War II: Benito Mussolini is rescued from house arrest by German commando forces led by Otto Skorzeny.
- November 3 » World War II: Five hundred aircraft of the U.S. 8th Air Force devastate Wilhelmshaven harbor in Germany.
- December 17 » All Chinese are again permitted to become citizens of the United States upon the repeal of the Act of 1882 and the introduction of the Magnuson Act.
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