Kramer Family Tree » Metje van der Zwaag (1868-1951)
Personal data Metje van der Zwaag
Source 1- She was born on February 7, 1868 in Westergeest.
- She died on March 6, 1951 in Kollumerland, she was 83 years old.
- A child of Klaas van der Zwaag and Baukje Geerts Klaver
Household of Metje van der Zwaag
She is married to Sytse Kempenaar.
They got married on May 13, 1893, she was 25 years old.
Child(ren):
- Klaas Kempenaar 1894-1977
- Beitske Kempenaar 1897-1972
- Gerrit Kempenaar 1901-1901
- Gerrit Kempenaar 1906-1978
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Sources
- Hansma Web Site, Jelle Hansma, Mettje Kempenaar (geboren van der Zwaag), September 11, 2022
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Historical events
Birthday February 7, 1868
- The temperature on February 7, 1868 was about 7.0 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. 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 24 » Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.
- March 5 » Mefistofele, an opera by Arrigo Boito, receives its premiere performance at La Scala.
- May 14 » Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward.
- June 1 » The Treaty of Bosque Redondo is signed, allowing the Navajo to return to their lands in Arizona and New Mexico.
- December 10 » The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
- December 11 » Paraguayan War: Brazilian troops defeat Paraguayan at the Battle of Avay.
Day of marriage May 13, 1893
- The temperature on May 13, 1893 was about 16.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 6 » The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison.
- January 13 » The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting.
- January 21 » The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.
- June 22 » The Royal Navy battleship HMSCamperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMSVictoria which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.
- August 1 » Henry Perky patents shredded wheat.
- December 4 » First Matabele War: A patrol of 34 British South Africa Company soldiers is ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors on the Shangani River in Matabeleland.
Day of death March 6, 1951
- The temperature on March 6, 1951 was between -3.2 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 6 » The Broker, a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train derails near Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. The accident kills 85 people and injures over 500 more. The wreck is one of the worst rail disasters in American history.
- March 6 » Cold War: The trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins.
- April 11 » The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey.
- April 23 » Cold War: American journalist William N. Oatis is arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia.
- May 3 » London's Royal Festival Hall opens with the Festival of Britain.
- November 2 » Six thousand British troops arrive in Suez after the Egyptian government abrogates the Anglo-Egyptian treaty of 1936.
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- 1950 » Albert François Lebrun, French engineer and politician, 15th President of France (b. 1871)
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The Kramer Family Tree publication was prepared by Louis Kramer.
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Louis Kramer, "Kramer Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kramer_stamboom/I565018.php : accessed January 6, 2026), "Metje van der Zwaag (1868-1951)".
Louis Kramer, "Kramer Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kramer_stamboom/I565018.php : accessed January 6, 2026), "Metje van der Zwaag (1868-1951)".