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Household of Leonard van Briesen

He is married to Harmky Akkerman.

They got married on February 26, 1906 at George, Lyon Co., IA, he was 27 years old.

Leonard Van Briesen oo Harmky Ackerman

Marriage source: Miedema, Jan; Miedema, Akkerman, Crull, Barnes, (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jsmnancy&id=I00061, xvi Jan MMXI)

"... Harmky Ackerman Sex: F Birth: 10 APR 1885 in IL Death: 15 APR 1959 in George, IA Burial: 18 APR 1959 Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery, George, IA ... Marriage 1 Leonard Van Briesen b: 17 OCT 1878 in Ostfriesland, Germany Married: 26 FEB 1906 in George, Lyon Co., IA ..." <>

Child(ren):

  2. Amanda van Briesen  1909-2001 


Notes about Leonard van Briesen

Leonard Van Briesen

Source: Miedema, Jan; Miedema, Akkerman, Crull, Barnes, (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jsmnancy&id=I00061, xvi Jan MMXI)

"... Leonard Van Briesen Sex: M Birth: 17 OCT 1878 in Ostfriesland, Germany Death: 11 JAN 1962 in George, IA

Father: Van Briesen

Marriage 1 Harmky Ackerman b: 10 APR 1885 in IL Married: 26 FEB 1906 in George, Lyon Co., IA

Children

1. John Fred Van Briesen b: 8 DEC 1906 in Lyon Co., IA 2. Amanda Van Briesen b: 29 MAY 1909 in George, IA 3. Leona Hattie Van Briesen b: 16 JUN 1916 in Lyon Co., IA 4. Walter Van Briesen b: 31 JAN 1912 in Rock Rapids, IA 5. Living Van Briesen"

Hueser, Roberta, et. al. "Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery", (Pub. location unknown, RH, ca. MCMLXXVI), Pg. 3

"Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery walked in 1976 by Bonnie Smith, Shirlee Arneson, Sharon Bragg, and Dixie Horn. Alphabetized by Roberta Hueser ... Van Briesen, ...
Harmky, p. 2 ...
Leonard, pg. 2 ..."

Hiebult, Jean, Zoar Presb Death Record, (Ashton, IA, JH?, xiv June MMIII), pg. 3 ... Name Date Remarks ... VanBriesen, Mrs. Harmke ------ service held at Ebenezer ..." <>

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Birthday October 18, 1878

  • The temperature on October 18, 1878 was about 9.4 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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 year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 9 » Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
    • January 16 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Aleksandr Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.
    • February 19 » Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
    • February 21 » The first telephone directory is issued in New Haven, Connecticut.
    • July 13 » Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire.
    • September 3 » Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.

Day of marriage February 26, 1906

  • The temperature on February 26, 1906 was between 0.9 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). 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 1906: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • April 14 » The Azusa Street Revival opens and will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement.
    • April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
    • April 27 » The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time.
    • October 11 » San Francisco sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering segregated schools for Japanese students.
    • November 24 » A 13–6 victory by the Massillon Tigers over their rivals, the Canton Bulldogs, for the "Ohio League" Championship, leads to accusations that the championship series was fixed and results in the first major scandal in professional American football.
    • December 10 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize.

Day of death January 11, 1962

  • The temperature on January 11, 1962 was between 5.1 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 5.7 mm of rain during 7.6 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (10%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
    • January 11 » Cold War: While tied to its pier in Polyarny, the Soviet submarine B-37 is destroyed when fire breaks out in its torpedo compartment.
    • February 8 » Charonne massacre. Nine trade unionists are killed by French police at the instigation of Nazi collaborator Maurice Papon, then chief of the Paris Prefecture of Police.
    • March 16 » A Flying Tiger Line Super Constellation disappears in the western Pacific Ocean, with all 107 aboard missing and presumed dead.
    • July 10 » Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.
    • November 11 » Kuwait's National Assembly ratifies the Constitution of Kuwait.
    • November 21 » The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral ceasefire in the Sino-Indian War.


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