Kramer Family Tree » Gradus Brink (1844-1919)
Personal data Gradus Brink
Source 1- He was born on March 2, 1844 in Voorst, Gelderland, Nederland.
- Immigrated in the year 1867.
- Resident:
- in the year 1880: Sherman, Sioux, Iowa, United States.
- in the year 1900: Sherman Township Maurice town, Sioux, Iowa, United States.
- (MARR) on May 17, 1875 in Orange City, Sioux, Iowa, United States.
- He died on December 16, 1919 in Stevens, Minnesota, United States, he was 75 years old.
- A child of Heijmerik Brink and Wilhelmina Diks
Household of Gradus Brink
He had a relationship with Grietje de Vries.
Child(ren):
- Henry G. Brink 1876-1946
- Albert Brink 1877-1930
- Abe Brink 1878-????
- Hendrik Brink 1880-????
- Neil Brink 1883-????
- Gertrude Brink 1887-1951
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Historical events
Birthday March 2, 1844
- The temperature on March 2, 1844 was about -15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt regen . 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 year 1844: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- March 8 » King Oscar I ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway.
- March 21 » The Bahá'í calendar begins. This is the first day of the first year of the Bahá'í calendar. It is annually celebrated by members of the Bahá'í Faith as the Bahá'í New Year or Náw-Rúz.
- May 1 » Hong Kong Police Force, the world's second modern police force and Asia's first, is established.
- June 27 » Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum Smith, are killed by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail.
- July 3 » The last pair of great auks is killed.
- August 8 » The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, headed by Brigham Young, is reaffirmed as the leading body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Day of death December 16, 1919
- The temperature on December 16, 1919 was between -2.5 °C and 1.7 °C and averaged 0.4 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 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 1919: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
- January 31 » The Battle of George Square takes place in Glasgow, Scotland, during a campaign for shorter working hours.
- March 1 » March 1st Movement begins in Korea under Japanese rule.
- April 13 » Jallianwala Bagh massacre: British Indian Army troops lead by Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer killed approx 379-1000 unarmed demonstrators including men and women in Amritsar, India; and approximately 1,500 injured.
- July 11 » The eight-hour day and free Sunday become law for workers in the Netherlands.
- August 11 » Germany's Weimar Constitution is signed into law.
- November 7 » The first Palmer Raid is conducted on the second anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Over 10,000 suspected communists and anarchists are arrested in 23 U.S. cities.
Same birth/death day
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- 1836 » Henry Billings Brown, American lawyer and judge († 1913)
- 1842 » Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer, art collector, and philanthropist († 1914)
- 1846 » Marie Roze, French soprano († 1926)
- 1849 » Robert Means Thompson, American commander, lawyer, and businessman († 1930)
- 1859 » Sholem Aleichem, Ukrainian-American author and playwright († 1916)
- 1908 » American Horse, American tribal leader and educator (b. 1840)
- 1917 » Frank Gotch, American wrestler (b. 1878)
- 1921 » Camille Saint-Saëns, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1835)
- 1922 » Gabriel Narutowicz, Lithuanian–Polish engineer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Poland (b. 1865)
- 1928 » Elinor Wylie, American poet and author (b. 1885)
- 1935 » Thelma Todd, American actress and comedian (b. 1905)
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Louis Kramer, "Kramer Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kramer_stamboom/I535807.php : accessed January 24, 2026), "Gradus Brink (1844-1919)".
Louis Kramer, "Kramer Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kramer_stamboom/I535807.php : accessed January 24, 2026), "Gradus Brink (1844-1919)".