Ancestors De Jager - Smies » William (Willem) Klazes Vellema (1837-1907)

Personal data William (Willem) Klazes Vellema 

  • Also known as Fellmer.
  • Patronym Klazes.
  • He was born on June 10, 1837 in Ferwerd.
  • He died on July 9, 1907 in Grand Rapids, Kent City, Michigan, Verenigde Staten, he was 70 years old.
  • He is buried on July 11, 1907 in Grand Rapids, Kent City, Michigan, Verenigde Staten.
    Fairplains Cemetery.
  • A child of Klaas Vellema and Ytje de Jong
  • This information was last updated on March 4, 2019.

Household of William (Willem) Klazes Vellema

(1) He is married to Wytske Plantinga.

They got married on May 25, 1861 at Ferwerderadeel, he was 23 years old.Source 1


Child(ren):

  1. Klaas Vellema  1862-1940 


(2) He is married to Klaasje de Jong.

They got married on May 9, 1868 at Ferwerderadeel, he was 30 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Frans Vellema  1885-1932


Notes about William (Willem) Klazes Vellema

William Vellema emigreert circa 1900 naar Grand Rapids, Kent City, Michigan, United States of America.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William (Willem) Vellema

Frans Vellema
1771-1844
Maaike Dorhout
1773-1828
Willem de Jong
± 1783-1864
Atje Roeda
1788-1859
Klaas Vellema
1807-1848
Ytje de Jong
1811-1847

William (Willem) Vellema
1837-1907

(1) 1861

Wytske Plantinga
1837-1864

Klaas Vellema
1862-1940
(2) 1868

Klaasje de Jong
1844-1924

Frans Vellema
1885-1932

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    1. Huwelijksakte BS gemeente Ferwerderadeel, akte 40

    Historical events

    Birthday June 10, 1837

    • The temperature on June 10, 1837 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt winderig 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 1837: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
      • May 3 » The University of Athens is founded in Athens, Greece.
      • June 5 » Houston is incorporated by the Republic of Texas.
      • July 1 » A system of civil registration of births, marriages and deaths is established in England and Wales.
      • November 7 » In Alton, Illinois, abolitionist printer Elijah P. Lovejoy is shot dead by a mob while attempting to protect his printing shop from being destroyed a third time.
      • November 17 » An earthquake in Valdivia, south-central Chile, causes a tsunami that leads to significant destruction along Japan's coast.
      • December 7 » The Battle of Montgomery's Tavern, the only battle of the Upper Canada Rebellion, takes place in Toronto, where the rebels are quickly defeated.

    Day of marriage May 9, 1868

    • The temperature on May 9, 1868 was about 26.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 31%. 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.
      • March 8 » Sakai incident: Japanese samurai kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai, Osaka.
      • June 23 » Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer".
      • 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 28 » The Battle of Alcolea causes Queen Isabella II of Spain to flee to France.
      • November 27 » American Indian Wars: Battle of Washita River: United States Army Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer leads an attack on Cheyenne living on reservation land.
      • December 9 » 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.

    Day of death July 9, 1907

    • The temperature on July 9, 1907 was between 11.5 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 4 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 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.
      • March 24 » The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published.
      • July 21 » The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.
      • August 15 » Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, "Priest-Apostolic" to America and the West Indies.
      • 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.
      • September 30 » The McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
      • December 16 » The American Great White Fleet begins its circumnavigation of the world.

    Day of burial July 11, 1907

    • The temperature on July 11, 1907 was between 8.2 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
      • May 23 » The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session.
      • September 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
      • October 17 » Marconi begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service.
      • November 16 » Cunard Line's RMSMauretania, sister ship of RMSLusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
      • December 10 » The worst night of the Brown Dog riots in London, when 1,000 medical students clash with 400 police officers over the existence of a memorial for animals that have been vivisected.
      • December 14 » The Thomas W. Lawson, the largest ever ship without a heat engine, runs aground and founders near the Hellweather's Reef within the Isles of Scilly in a gale. The pilot and 15 seamen die.
    

    Same birth/death day

    Source: Wikipedia

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