Gezinsreconstructies Steenwijk » Gerrit Willem Petersen (1885-1951)

Personal data Gerrit Willem Petersen 

  • He was born on July 15, 1885 in Oldemarkt.
  • Profession: Botermaker (1907), Winkelier (1921).
  • Religion: NH, later Geen.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1921: Woldstraat Steenwijk.
    • in the year 1947: Mr. H. Tuttelstraat 6 Steenwijk.
    • in the year 1951: Steenwijk.
  • He died on August 24, 1951 in Meppel, he was 66 years old.
  • A child of Pieter Petersen and Roelofje Bron
  • This information was last updated on November 1, 2021.

Household of Gerrit Willem Petersen

He is married to Jacobje Huisman.

They got married on May 11, 1907 at Oldemarkt, he was 21 years old.

akte nr 11

Child(ren):

  2. Hendrikje Petersen  1909-1974 


Notes about Gerrit Willem Petersen


Gerrit werd afgekeurd voor de Nationale Militie op grond van lichaamsgebrek nr 125: ·Äúdoorboring van het trommelvlies op een der oren, indien wegens grootte of de zitplaats van de doorboring de dienst niet zal kunnen worden verricht zonder gevaar voor weer optredn van een oorettering of voor doofheid·Äù.

Het gezin komt op 21 april 1921 in Steenwijk wonen. Op 4 mei 1937 verhuizen het echtpaar en hun dochter Hendrikje naar Steenwijkerwold.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerrit Willem Petersen

Roelofje Bron
1864-1922

Gerrit Willem Petersen
1885-1951

1907

Jacobje Huisman
1885-????

Roelofje Petersen
1907-
Hendrikje Petersen
1909-1974

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Historical events

Birthday July 15, 1885

  • The temperature on July 15, 1885 was about 20.7 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. 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.
    • February 23 » Sino-French War: French Army gains an important victory in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of Vietnam.
    • July 1 » The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
    • July 20 » The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association.
    • September 29 » The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.
    • November 7 » The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.
    • December 22 » Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan.

Day of marriage May 11, 1907

  • The temperature on May 11, 1907 was between 11.1 °C and 27.4 °C and averaged 19.1 °C. There was 12.5 hours of sunshine (81%). 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • January 6 » Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy.
    • August 17 » Pike Place Market, a popular tourist destination and registered historic district in Seattle, opened.
    • September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
    • October 17 » Marconi begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service.
    • October 22 » A run on the stock of the Knickerbocker Trust Company sets events in motion that will spark the Panic of 1907.
    • December 21 » The Chilean Army commits a massacre of at least 2,000 striking saltpeter miners in Iquique, Chile.

Day of death August 24, 1951

  • The temperature on August 24, 1951 was between 9.7 °C and 22.9 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (33%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1951: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
    • February 13 » Korean War: Battle of Chipyong-ni, which represented the "high-water mark" of the Chinese incursion into South Korea, commences.
    • March 7 » Iranian prime minister Ali Razmara is assassinated by Khalil Tahmasebi, a member of the Islamic fundamentalist Fada'iyan-e Islam, inside a mosque in Tehran.
    • March 14 » Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul for the second time.
    • March 31 » Remington Rand delivers the first UNIVAC I computer to the United States Census Bureau.
    • April 17 » The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park.
    • December 20 » The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs.


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