Gezinsreconstructies Steenwijk » Hendrik Posthumus (1865-1918)

Personal data Hendrik Posthumus 


Household of Hendrik Posthumus

He is married to Luitje Onderweegs.

They got married on May 3, 1890 at Oldemarkt, he was 25 years old.

akte nr 7

Child(ren):

  1. Steffen Posthumus  1890-1961 
  2. Franke Posthumus  1892-1966 
  3. Elizabeth Posthumus  1894-1918
  4. Lambertus Posthumus  1897-1898
  5. Lambertus Posthumus  1899-1982
  6. Jan Posthumus  1902-1984 


Notes about Hendrik Posthumus


Hendrik werd in 1884 afgekeurd voor de Nationale Militie op grond van lichaamsgebrek nr. 318: ·Äúverstijving, verkromming en misstand van tenen, wanneer daardoor het marcheren of het dragen van schoeisel bemoeilijkt wordt·Äù.

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Birthday April 9, 1865

  • The temperature on April 9, 1865 was about 13.5 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 31 » American Civil War: The United States Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing slavery and submits it to the states for ratification.
    • March 2 » East Cape War: The Völkner Incident in New Zealand.
    • April 10 » American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.
    • April 27 » The New York State Senate creates Cornell University as the state's land grant institution.
    • June 28 » The Army of the Potomac is disbanded.
    • December 2 » Alabama ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, followed by North Carolina then Georgia, and U.S. slaves were legally free within two weeks

Day of marriage May 3, 1890

  • The temperature on May 3, 1890 was about 9.4 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Eritrea is consolidated into a colony by the Italian government.
    • July 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Antitrust Act.
    • July 10 » Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state.
    • August 7 » Anna Månsdotter became the last woman to be executed in Sweden for the 1889 Yngsjö murder.
    • October 1 » Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress.
    • November 29 » The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes.

Day of death December 26, 1918

  • The temperature on December 26, 1918 was between -1.4 °C and 5.0 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 3 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 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 Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
    • February 3 » The Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco, California begins service as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world at 11,920 feet (3,633 meters) long.
    • October 1 » World War I: The Egyptian Expeditionary Force captures Damascus.
    • October 31 » World War I: The Aster Revolution terminates the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, and Hungary achieves full sovereignty.
    • November 4 » World War I: The Armistice of Villa Giusti between Italy and Austria-Hungary is implemented.
    • November 21 » The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 is passed, allowing women to stand for Parliament in the UK.
    • December 14 » Friedrich Karl von Hessen, a German prince elected by the Parliament of Finland to become King Väinö I, renounces the Finnish throne.


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