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Personal data Klaas (Klaas "Claus") "Claus" Drenth 

  • Nickname is Claus.
  • He was born on May 2, 1857 in Nieuwe-Pekela, Pekela, provincie Groningen.
  • He died on December 29, 1938 in Boyden, Sioux Co., IA, he was 81 years old.
  • This information was last updated on October 19, 2011.

Household of Klaas (Klaas "Claus") "Claus" Drenth

He is married to Hanijete Harms.

They got married on February 29, 1888 at Eden, Marshall Co., Dakota Terr. (SD), he was 30 years old.

Klaas Drenth oo Hanijete "Henrietta" Harms

Marriage source: N.N., Robb, "Rawboots Dutch Genealogy", (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rawboots&id=I107818, i Feb MMVII)

"... Hanijete Harms Nickname: Henrietta Sex: F ... Change Date: 1 FEB 2007 Birth: 27 SEP 1869 in Nieuw-Beerta, Groningen, Nederland Death: 17 NOV 1935 in Boyden, Sioux, Iowa, USA ... Marriage 1 Klaas DRENTH b: 2 MAY 1857 in Nieuwe-Pekela, Groningen, Nederland Married: 29 FEB 1888 in Eden, Dakota Territory ..." <>

Child(ren):

  1. Nicholaas Drenth  1901-1991 


Notes about Klaas (Klaas "Claus") "Claus" Drenth

Klaas "Claus" Drenth

Source: N.N., Robb, "Rawboots Dutch Genealogy", (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rawboots&id=I107818, i Feb MMVII)

"... Klaas DRENTH ... Nickname: Claus Sex: M ... Change Date: 1 FEB 2007 ... Birth: 2 MAY 1857 in Nieuwe-Pekela, Groningen, Nederland Death: 29 DEC 1938 in Boyden, Sioux, Iowa, USA

Father: Wijndelt Jurriens DRENTH b: 10 JAN 1829 in Nieuwe-Pekela, Groningen, Nederland Mother: Aaltje Klasens SPRINGELKAMP b: 7 SEP 1832 in Achterdiep, Hoogezand, Groningen, Nederland

Marriage 1 Hanijete HARMS b: 27 SEP 1869 in Nieuw-Beerta, Groningen, Nederland Married: 29 FEB 1888 in Eden, Dakota Territory

Children

1. Wijndelt DRENTH b: 1 DEC 1888 in Boyden, Sioux, Iowa, USA 2. Flora DRENTH b: 12 MAR 1890 in Boyden, Sioux, Iowa, USA 3. Klaas DRENTH b: 12 AUG 1891 in Boyden, Sioux, Iowa, USA 4. Wiert DRENTH b: 14 OCT 1893 in Boyden, Sioux, Iowa, USA 5. Alex DRENTH b: 1 OCT 1894 in Boyden, Sioux, Iowa, USA 6. Ella DRENTH b: 15 JAN 1896 in Boyden, Sioux, Iowa, USA 7. Coba DRENTH b: 27 MAY 1897 in Boyden, Sioux, Iowa, USA 8. Minnie DRENTH b: 28 JUN 1898 in Boyden, Sioux, Iowa, USA 9. Nicholaas DRENTH b: 14 JUN 1901 in Boyden, Sioux, Iowa, USA 10. Jacob DRENTH b: 19 OCT 1903 in Boyden, Sioux, Iowa, USA 11. Kate DRENTH b: 23 APR 1905 in Boyden, Sioux, Iowa, USA 12. Jacob DRENTH b: 1 NOV 1907 in Boyden, Sioux, Iowa, USA 13. Jennie DRENTH b: 1 NOV 1907 in Boyden, Sioux, Iowa, USA 14. Grace DRENTH b: 1 APR 1912 in Boyden, Sioux, Iowa, USA 15. Mary DRENTH b: 3 JUL 1914 in Boyden, Sioux, Iowa, USA" <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Klaas Drenth

Klaas Drenth
1857-1938

1888

Hanijete Harms
1869-1935

Nicholaas Drenth
1901-1991

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Birthday May 2, 1857

  • The temperature on May 2, 1857 was about 10.3 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. Source: KNMI
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    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 Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1857: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • January 24 » The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully fledged university in South Asia.
    • April 18 » "The Spirits Book" by Allan Kardec is published, marking the birth of Spiritualism in France.
    • September 11 » The Mountain Meadows massacre: Mormon settlers and Paiutes massacre 120 pioneers at Mountain Meadows, Utah.
    • September 12 » The SSCentral America sinks about 160 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, drowning a total of 426 passengers and crew, including Captain William Lewis Herndon. The ship was carrying 13–15 tons of gold from the California Gold Rush.
    • September 20 » The Indian Rebellion of 1857 ends with the recapture of Delhi by troops loyal to the East India Company.
    • December 31 » Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa, then a small logging town, as the capital of the Province of Canada.

Day of marriage February 29, 1888

  • The temperature on February 29, 1888 was about -3.4 °C. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 15 » Start of the Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888.
    • July 15 » The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
    • August 5 » Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008.
    • August 21 » The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
    • October 17 » Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).
    • October 21 » Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.

Day of death December 29, 1938

  • The temperature on December 29, 1938 was between -3.1 °C and 2.0 °C and averaged -0.1 °C. There was 7.0 mm of rain during 5.8 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • April 25 » U.S. Supreme Court delivers its opinion in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins and overturns a century of federal common law.
    • July 3 » United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.
    • July 10 » Howard Hughes begins a 91-hour airplane flight around the world that will set a new record.
    • August 20 » Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam, a record that stood for 75 years until it was broken by Alex Rodriguez.
    • September 30 » The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations".
    • December 13 » The Holocaust: The Neuengamme concentration camp opens in the Bergedorf district of Hamburg, Germany.


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