Genealogy Pot en Smit » WILLEM SMIT (1872-????)

Personal data WILLEM SMIT 


Household of WILLEM SMIT

He is married to ELISABETH POT.

They got married on May 4, 1904 at BLESKENSGRAAF EN HOFWEGEN, he was 31 years old.Source 2


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Ancestors (and descendant) of WILLEM SMIT

HENDRIK SMIT
1839-1892
NIESJE de JONG
1849-> 1919

WILLEM SMIT
1872-????

1904

ELISABETH POT
1868-????

HENDRIK MIJNDERT SMIT
± 1905-????

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Sources

  1. STADSARCHIEF DORDRECHT, akte 31
  2. NATIONAAL ARCHIEF (RIJKSARCHIEF ZUID-HOLLAND), akte 8

Historical events

Birthday October 2, 1872

  • The temperature on October 2, 1872 was about 18.5 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 20 » The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
    • February 22 » The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
    • March 5 » George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
    • May 22 » Reconstruction Era: President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act into law, restoring full civil and political rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
    • November 18 » Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the United States presidential election of 1872.
    • November 30 » The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.

Day of marriage May 4, 1904

  • The temperature on May 4, 1904 was between 5.4 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
    • January 8 » The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system.
    • February 9 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur concludes.
    • February 28 » S.L. Benfica is founded in Portugal.
    • July 21 » Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, becomes the first man to break the 100mph (161km/h) barrier on land. He drove a 15-liter Gobron-Brillié in Ostend, Belgium.
    • August 23 » The automobile tire chain is patented.
    • November 16 » English engineer John Ambrose Fleming receives a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube).


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