Genealogy Harssema » Hendrik Geerts BATTJES (1850-1916)
Personal data Hendrik Geerts BATTJES
- He was born on April 26, 1850 in Wirdum (Loppersum) Groningen Netherlands.
- He died on January 9, 1916 in Grand Rapids Kent County Michigan U.S.A, he was 65 years old.
- A child of Geert Hendriks BATTJES and Martje Hindriks van ZANTEN
- This information was last updated on June 5, 2021.
Household of Hendrik Geerts BATTJES
He is married to Kunje BULTHUIS.
They got married on March 18, 1876 at 't Zandt Groningen Netherlands, he was 25 years old.
Child(ren):
- Geert BATTJES 1877-1877
- Elisabeth BATTJES 1879-1879
Notes about Hendrik Geerts BATTJES
6C3R from Eltje Jans Loerts (ca 1630 - ?)
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Birthday April 26, 1850
- The temperature on April 26, 1850 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1850: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- April 4 » A large part of the English village of Cottenham burns to the ground in suspicious circumstances.
- May 15 » The Arana–Southern Treaty is ratified, ending "the existing differences" between Great Britain and Argentina.
- June 19 » Princess Louise of the Netherlands marries Crown Prince Karl of Sweden–Norway.
- June 29 » Autocephaly officially granted by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople to the Church of Greece.
- September 9 » California is admitted as the thirty-first U.S. state.
- September 29 » The papal bull Universalis Ecclesiae restores the Roman Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales.
Day of marriage March 18, 1876
- The temperature on March 18, 1876 was about 0.5 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- April 22 » The first game in the history of the National League was played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. This game is often pointed to as the beginning of Major League Baseball.
- July 8 » The Hamburg massacre prior to the 1876 United States presidential election results in the deaths of six African-Americans of the Republican Party, along with one white assailant.
- August 8 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
- September 7 » In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.
- December 23 » First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
- December 29 » The Ashtabula River railroad disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.
Day of death January 9, 1916
- The temperature on January 9, 1916 was between 1.6 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (35%). 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
- February 29 » Tokelau is annexed by the United Kingdom.
- July 19 » World War I: Battle of Fromelles: British and Australian troops attack German trenches as part of the Battle of the Somme.
- July 22 » Preparedness Day Bombing: In San Francisco, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a parade, killing ten and injuring 40.
- August 16 » The Migratory Bird Treaty between Canada and the United States is signed.
- September 6 » The first self-service grocery store Piggly Wiggly was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders.
- December 6 » World War I: The Central Powers capture Bucharest.
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