Gezinsreconstructies Steenwijk » Geert de Vries (1860-1932)

Personal data Geert de Vries 


Household of Geert de Vries

He is married to Geertje Kroon.

They got married on August 6, 1881 at Steenwijk, he was 20 years old.

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Child(ren):

  1. Jantje de Vries  1882-1943
  2. Harm de Vries  1884-1887


Notes about Geert de Vries


Geert hoefde niet te dienen bij de Nationale Militie omdat hij de enige wettige zoon was.
Het gezin verhuist op 12 oktober 1891 naar Meppel waar ook kinderen worden geboren.

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Birthday August 12, 1860

  • The temperature on August 12, 1860 was about 13.6 °C. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 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 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.
    • March 28 » First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins.
    • May 5 » Giuseppe Garibaldi sets sail from Genoa, leading the expedition of the Thousand to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and giving birth to the Kingdom of Italy.
    • August 5 » Charles XV of Sweden of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim.
    • October 17 » First The Open Championship (referred to in North America as the British Open).
    • October 26 » The Expedition of the Thousand ends when Giuseppe Garibaldi presents his conquests to King Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia.
    • December 20 » South Carolina becomes the first state to attempt to secede from the United States.

Day of marriage August 6, 1881

  • The temperature on August 6, 1881 was about 22.6 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. 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 year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • April 14 » The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight is fought in El Paso, Texas.
    • April 16 » In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.
    • May 21 » The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.
    • June 28 » The Austro–Serbian Alliance of 1881 is secretly signed.
    • June 29 » In Sudan, Muhammad Ahmad declares himself to be the Mahdi, the messianic redeemer of Islam.
    • December 4 » The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.

Day of death November 27, 1932

  • The temperature on November 27, 1932 was between 5.1 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
    • January 25 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese National Revolutionary Army begins the defense of Harbin.
    • April 5 » Dominion of Newfoundland: Ten thousand rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government.
    • May 21 » Bad weather forces Amelia Earhart to land in a pasture in Derry, Northern Ireland, and she thereby becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
    • July 9 » The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution.
    • August 10 » A 5.1 kilograms (11lb) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.
    • December 19 » BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service.


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