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Personal data William George (W.) Reemts 

  • He was born on March 23, 1860 in Emden, Ostfriesland, Hannover.
  • He died on January 7, 1939 in Freeport, Stephenson Co., IL, he was 78 years old.
  • He is buried after January 6, 1939 in White Oak Cem., Forreston Twp., Ogle Co., IL.
  • This information was last updated on October 30, 2013.

Household of William George (W.) Reemts

He is married to Altje Uden.

They got married on December 12, 1900 at Ogle Co., IL, he was 40 years old.

William W. Reemts oo Altje Uden

Marriage source: Knock, Marvin, "Knock Family," (Publication location: Sioux Fls., SD, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=knock&id=I355034, Publication date: i Mar MMIX), Repository: The Cloud

"... William W. REEMTS ... Sex: M Birth: 23 Mar 1860 in Emden, , Ostfriesland, Germany Death: 7 Jan 1939 in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA Burial: Jan 1939 Forreston, Ogle County, Illinois, USA ADDR: White Oak Cemetery -Forreston, IL ... Change Date: 1 Mar 2009 ...

Marriage 1 Altje UDEN b: 20 Dec 1860 in ? Married: 12 Dec 1900 in , Ogle County, Illinois, USA Change Date: 1 Mar 2009" <>

Notes about William George (W.) Reemts

William George (W.) Reemts

Source: Knock, Marvin, "Knock Family," (Publication location: Sioux Fls., SD, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=knock&id=I355034, Publication date: i Mar MMIX), Repository: The Cloud

"... William W. REEMTS ... Sex: M Birth: 23 Mar 1860 in Emden, , Ostfriesland, Germany Death: 7 Jan 1939 in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA Burial: Jan 1939 Forreston, Ogle County, Illinois, USA ADDR: White Oak Cemetery -Forreston, IL ... Change Date: 1 Mar 2009 ...

Marriage 1 Altje UDEN b: 20 Dec 1860 in ? Married: 12 Dec 1900 in , Ogle County, Illinois, USA Change Date: 1 Mar 2009"

Appledorn, C. Robert, Compiler; Strong, Lin Cornelius, Ed.; The Ostfriesen Families of German Valley, Illinois, vol. ii, (S. St. Paul, MN, Ostfriesen Gen. Soc. of America, MMXII), pg. 591, Repository: George IA pub. lib.

[Pg. 591]

"3513. Reemts, William George, farmer, * 23 MAR 1860 Emden, OSTF, + 7 JAN 1939 Freeport, Stephenson Co., IL [5668], # 10 JAN 1939 White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, IL, immigration: 1866 oo 12 DEC 1900 Ogel Co, IL [5669], Altje "Annie" Muhring 3177, * 20 DEC 1866 Hanover [5670], + 18 MAY 1905, # White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, IL

1880 USA Census: Maryland, Ogle, IL; NA Film Number: T9-023 1900 USA Census: Forreston, Ogle, IL; NA Film Number: T9-T623 [5668] IL, [unknown] - Death Certificate No. 0000008 [5669] IL, Ogle Co. - Marriage Certificate No.00009757 [5670] WO Cemetery: * Dec 1860; 1900_USA: * Dec 1866" <>

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Birthday March 23, 1860

  • The temperature on March 23, 1860 was about 8.2 °C. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. 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 March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
  • From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • In the year 1860: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • February 27 » Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that is largely responsible for his election to the Presidency.
    • April 6 » The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, later renamed Community of Christ, is organized by Joseph Smith III and others at Amboy, Illinois.
    • May 3 » Charles XV of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Sweden.
    • September 7 » Italian unification: Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Naples.
    • October 18 » The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty.
    • December 26 » The first ever inter-club English association football match takes place between Hallam and Sheffield football clubs in Sheffield.

Day of death January 7, 1939

  • The temperature on January 7, 1939 was between -5.4 °C and 2.4 °C and averaged -0.8 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 6.4 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 Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
    • February 28 » The erroneous word "dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation.
    • March 28 » Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege.
    • April 30 » NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address.
    • September 10 » World War II: Canada declares war on Germany, joining the Allies: Poland, France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia.
    • September 28 » World War II: The siege of Warsaw comes to an end.
    • December 22 » Indian Muslims observe a "Day of Deliverance" to celebrate the resignations of members of the Indian National Congress over their not having been consulted over the decision to enter World War II with the United Kingdom.


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