Merricks Tree » Maria Onderstal (1879-1967)
Personal data Maria Onderstal
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8- She was born on March 16, 1879 in Wageningen.Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8
- Resident:
- in the year 1879: .Source 1
- in the year 1899: .Source 1
- in the year 1901: .Source 1
- in the year 1903: .Source 1
- in the year 1906: .Source 1
- in the year 1908: .Source 1
- She died on January 17, 1967 in Wageningen, she was 87 years old.Source 6
- A child of Wouter Onderstal and Derkje Romeijn
Household of Maria Onderstal
She is married to Gerrit Ruisch.
They got married on June 23, 1899 at Wageningen, she was 20 years old.Source 2
Child(ren):
- Christina Ruisch 1899-????
- Wouter Ruisch 1903-1908
- Derkje Ruisch 1906-
- Gerrit Ruisch 1908-2009
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Sources
- Netherlands, Birth Index, 1784-1917, Ancestry.com, Gelders Archief; Den Haag, Nederland; BS Birth / Ancestry.com
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- Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Gelderland Province, Netherlands, Civil Registration, 1811-1950, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- (Not public)
- Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Netherlands, Death Index, 1795-1969, Ancestry.com, Gelders Archief; Nederland; BS Death
- Netherlands, Population Registers Index, 1720-1944, Ancestry.com, Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken; Den Haag, Nederland; Bevolkingsregisters / Ancestry.com
Matches in other publications
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- Stamboom Van Dijken-Romein-Van Zetten, one author has confirmed this is the same person
Historical events
Birthday March 16, 1879
- The temperature on March 16, 1879 was about 8.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
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Day of marriage June 23, 1899
- The temperature on June 23, 1899 was about 17.2 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
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Day of death January 17, 1967
- The temperature on January 17, 1967 was between -1.4 °C and 5.6 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (71%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
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- In the year 1967: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.5 million citizens.
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