Genealogy Harssema » Abraham Harms WESTERS (1861-1905)
Personal data Abraham Harms WESTERS
- He was born on January 29, 1861 in Nieuwe Pekela Groningen Netherlands.
- He died on January 28, 1905 in Veendam Groningen Netherlands, he was 43 years old.
- A child of Harm WESTERS and Grietje TOORMAN
- This information was last updated on December 17, 2018.
Household of Abraham Harms WESTERS
He is married to Karsiena Simons de VRIES.
They got married on April 25, 1885 at Veendam Groningen Netherlands, he was 24 years old.
Child(ren):
- Simon WESTERS 1888-????
- Geertje WESTERS 1891-1963
- Cornelius WESTERS 1894-????
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Historical events
Birthday January 29, 1861
- The temperature on January 29, 1861 was about 1.7 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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 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).
- From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 10 » Jefferson Davis is notified by telegraph that he has been chosen as provisional President of the Confederate States of America.
- April 20 » American Civil War: Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia.
- July 26 » American Civil War: George B. McClellan assumes command of the Army of the Potomac following a disastrous Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run.
- October 25 » The Toronto Stock Exchange is created.
- November 7 » The first Melbourne Cup horse race is held in Melbourne, Australia.
- December 10 » American Civil War: The Confederate States of America accept a rival state government's pronouncement that declares Kentucky to be the 13th state of the Confederacy.
Day of marriage April 25, 1885
- The temperature on April 25, 1885 was about 14.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
- April 2 » Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
- June 3 » In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police.
- July 20 » The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association.
- November 7 » The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.
- December 28 » Indian National Congress, a political party of India, is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.
Day of death January 28, 1905
- The temperature on January 28, 1905 was between 2.2 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. The average windspeed was 4 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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1905: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
- April 4 » In India, an earthquake hits the Kangra Valley, killing 20,000, and destroying most buildings in Kangra, McLeod Ganj and Dharamshala.
- May 15 » Las Vegas is founded when 110 acres (0.45km), in what later would become downtown, are auctioned off.
- May 28 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō and the Imperial Japanese Navy.
- August 10 » Russo-Japanese War: Peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
- September 1 » Alberta and Saskatchewan join the Canadian confederation.
- December 30 » Former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated at the front gate of his home in Caldwell.
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