Kolks Family Tree » Claus Benk (1837-????)

Personal data Claus Benk 

Source 1
  • He was born January 1837 in Germany.
  • He died /20.

Household of Claus Benk

He is married to Wilhelmina (Minnie) Fischer.

They got married on April 12, 1868 at St Louis, Missouri, USA, he was 31 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. William J. Benek  1874-1937
  2. George Benk  1875-1964

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Claus Benk

Claus Benk
1837-????

1868

Wilhelmina (Minnie) Fischer
????-< 1878

William J. Benek
1874-1937
George Benk
1875-1964
Louisa Benck (Benk) Craven
± 1877-????

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Historical events

Day of marriage April 12, 1868

  • The temperature on April 12, 1868 was about 2.8 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 2 » Pro-Imperial forces captured Osaka Castle from the Tokugawa shogunate and burned it to the ground.
    • May 26 » The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson ends with his acquittal by one vote.
    • June 1 » The Treaty of Bosque Redondo is signed, allowing the Navajo to return to their lands in Arizona and New Mexico.
    • August 13 » The 8.5–9.0 Mw  Arica earthquake struck southern Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), causing 25,000+ deaths and a destructive basin wide tsunami that affected Hawaii and New Zealand.
    • September 19 » La Gloriosa begins in Spain.
    • September 23 » Grito de Lares ("Lares Revolt") occurs in Puerto Rico against Spanish rule.

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