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Personal data WILLEM BENJAMIN SMIT 


Household of WILLEM BENJAMIN SMIT

He is married to KORNELIA GEERTRUIDA SMIT.

They got married on April 27, 1893 at KRIMPEN AAN DE LEK, he was 32 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. ADRIANA GERARDINA SMIT  1894-1951 
  2. EMMA SMIT  1896-> 1977 
  3. HENRIETTE SMIT  1902-1932 
  4. FRANK SMIT  1906-1973 


Notes about WILLEM BENJAMIN SMIT

HIJ IS OP 30-11-1882 TE RIDDERKERK GETUIGE BIJ HET HUWELIJK VAN ZIJN ZUSTER WIJNDELINA JOHANNA MET ADRIAAN POT.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of WILLEM BENJAMIN SMIT

JAN SMIT
1811-1875
JOHANNA POT
1814-1889
WILLEM BENJAMIN DIEPEVEEN
1795-1865
WENLINA de JAGER
1794-1865
JOHANNES SMIT
1839-1921

WILLEM BENJAMIN SMIT
1860-1950

1893

KORNELIA GEERTRUIDA SMIT
1872-1970

ADRIANA GERARDINA SMIT
1894-1951
EMMA SMIT
1896-> 1977
HENRIETTE SMIT
1902-1932
FRANK SMIT
1906-1973

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    Sources

    1. NATIONAAL ARCHIEF (RIJKSARCHIEF ZUID-HOLLAND), akte 161
    2. DIGITALE STAMBOOM ROTTERDAM, akte 87
    3. STREEKARCHIEF MIDDEN-HOLLAND, akte 7

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    Birthday November 9, 1860

    • The temperature on November 9, 1860 was about 4.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. 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 March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
    • From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
    • In the year 1860: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
      • June 23 » The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office.
      • September 7 » Italian unification: Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Naples.
      • September 8 » The steamship PSLady Elgin sinks on Lake Michigan, with the loss of around 300 lives.
      • October 18 » The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty.
      • October 26 » The Expedition of the Thousand ends when Giuseppe Garibaldi presents his conquests to King Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia.
      • December 26 » The first ever inter-club English association football match takes place between Hallam and Sheffield football clubs in Sheffield.

    Day of marriage April 27, 1893

    • The temperature on April 27, 1893 was about 9.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • January 17 » Lorrin A. Thurston, along with the Citizens' Committee of Public Safety, led the Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the government of Queen Liliʻuokalani.
      • February 1 » Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.
      • June 22 » The Royal Navy battleship HMSCamperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMSVictoria which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.
      • July 9 » Daniel Hale Williams, American heart surgeon, performs the first successful open-heart surgery in United States without anesthesia.
      • November 1 » The Battle of Bembezi took place and was the most decisive battle won by the British in the First Matabele War of 1893.
      • December 23 » The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.

    Day of death August 20, 1950

    • The temperature on August 20, 1950 was between 8.4 °C and 21.8 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
    • In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
      • February 9 » Second Red Scare: US Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists.
      • March 12 » The Llandow air disaster kills 80 people when the aircraft they are travelling in crashes near Sigingstone, Wales. At the time this was the world's deadliest air disaster.
      • July 20 » Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs.
      • September 26 » Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces.
      • October 7 » Mother Teresa establishes the Missionaries of Charity.
      • October 19 » China defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo.

    Day of burial August 23, 1950

    • The temperature on August 23, 1950 was between 14.2 °C and 25.3 °C and averaged 18.4 °C. There was 18.6 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
    • In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
      • February 9 » Second Red Scare: US Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists.
      • August 1 » Guam is organized as a United States commonwealth as the President Harry S. Truman signs the Guam Organic Act.
      • September 3 » "Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.
      • October 21 » Korean War: Heavy fighting begins between British and Australian forces against the North Koreans during the Battle of Yongju.
      • November 8 » Korean War: United States Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown, while piloting an F-80 Shooting Star, shoots down two North Korean MiG-15s in the first jet aircraft-to-jet aircraft dogfight in history.
      • November 21 » Two Canadian National Railway trains collide in northeastern British Columbia in the Canoe River train crash; the death toll is 21, with 17 of them Canadian troops bound for Korea.
    

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    Source: Wikipedia

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