Genealogy Harssema » Dirk Hendriks GEERTSMA (1883-1941)

Personal data Dirk Hendriks GEERTSMA 


Household of Dirk Hendriks GEERTSMA

Waarschuwing Attention: Wife (Tjitske Pieters GEERTSMA) is also his cousin.

(1) He is married to Elisabeth Jans GEERTSMA.

They got married on October 22, 1908 at Westdongeradeel Friesland Netherlands, he was 25 years old.


Child(ren):



(2) He is married to Tjitske Pieters GEERTSMA.

They got married on May 25, 1911 at Westdongeradeel Friesland Netherlands, he was 28 years old.


Child(ren):



Notes about Dirk Hendriks GEERTSMA

12C4R from Balle Hummersma (ca 1449 - ?).

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Dirk Hendriks GEERTSMA?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


Timeline Dirk Hendriks GEERTSMA

  This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info. Symbols used: grootouders grandparents   ouders parents   broers-zussen brothers/sisters   kinderen children

Ancestors (and descendant) of Dirk Hendriks GEERTSMA


With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).

The data shown has no sources.

Historical events

Birthday February 25, 1883

  • The temperature on February 25, 1883 was about 10.5 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • 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 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 23 » Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an anti-trust law.
    • June 16 » The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England, kills 183 children.
    • July 10 » War of the Pacific: Chileans led by Alejandro Gorostiaga defeat Andrés Avelino Cáceres's Peruvuan army at the Battle of Huamachuco, hastening the end of the war.
    • August 25 » France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
    • November 9 » The 90th Winnipeg Battalion of Rifles, (later the Royal Winnipeg Rifles) of the Canadian Armed Forces is founded.
    • November 18 » American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.

Day of marriage May 25, 1911

  • The temperature on May 25, 1911 was between 11.8 °C and 22.9 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • March 25 » In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers.
    • June 16 » IBM founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York.
    • September 18 » Russian Premier Pyotr Stolypin is shot at the Kiev Opera House.
    • October 5 » The Kowloon–Canton Railway commences service.
    • December 27 » "Jana Gana Mana", the national anthem of India, is first sung in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.
    • December 29 » Sun Yat-sen becomes the provisional President of the Republic of China; he formally takes office on January 1, 1912.

Day of death February 18, 1941

  • The temperature on February 18, 1941 was between 2.0 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 3.1 hours. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • 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 1941: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
    • March 29 » The North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement goes into effect at 03:00 local time.
    • April 17 » World War II: The Kingdom of Yugoslavia surrenders to Germany.
    • July 4 » Nazi crimes against the Polish nation: Nazi troops massacre Polish scientists and writers in the captured Ukrainian city of Lviv.
    • September 1 » The Nazis execute 2,500 Jews by shooting in Ostroh, Ukraine.
    • October 8 » World War II: During the preliminaries of the Battle of Rostov, German forces reach the Sea of Azov with the capture of Mariupol.
    • October 31 » World War II: The destroyer USSReuben James is torpedoed by a German U-boat near Iceland, killing more than 100 U.S. Navy sailors. It is the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by enemy action in WWII.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname GEERTSMA

  • View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname GEERTSMA.
  • Check the information Open Archives has about GEERTSMA.
  • Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching GEERTSMA.

The Genealogy Harssema publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Bruce Fast, "Genealogy Harssema", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/genealogy-harssema/I79272.php : accessed May 4, 2024), "Dirk Hendriks GEERTSMA (1883-1941)".