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 3 » Construction work begins on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, United States.
- January 23 » In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre.
- February 28 » The Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire.
- April 13 » The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded.
- July 1 » The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence.
- December 12 » Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.
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.
- January 11 » First use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient.
- March 15 » After Egypt gains nominal independence from the United Kingdom, Fuad I becomes King of Egypt.
- April 15 » U.S. Senator John B. Kendrick of Wyoming introduces a resolution calling for an investigation of a secret land deal, which leads to the discovery of the Teapot Dome scandal.
- June 17 » Portuguese naval aviators Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral complete the first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic.
- November 14 » The British Broadcasting Company begins radio service in the United Kingdom.
- December 30 » The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed.
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.
- February 3 » The SSDorchester is sunk by a German U-boat. Only 230 of 902 men aboard survive.
- March 4 » World War II: The Battle of the Bismarck Sea in the south-west Pacific comes to an end.
- April 18 » World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U.S. fighters over Bougainville Island.
- July 23 » World War II: The British destroyers HMSEclipse and HMSLaforey sink the Italian submarineAscianghi in the Mediterranean after she torpedoes the cruiser HMSNewfoundland.
- August 17 » World War II: The U.S. Seventh Army under General George S. Patton arrives in Messina, Italy, followed several hours later by the British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, thus completing the Allied conquest of Sicily.
- November 6 » The 1st Ukrainian Front, led by general Nikolai Vatutin, liberates Kyiv from fascist occupation.
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