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Personal data Berend Lubertus de Wit 


Household of Berend Lubertus de Wit

He is married to Anje (Ange) Alberts.

They got married on August 13, 1903 at Winschoten, provincie Groningen, he was 24 years old.

Berend Lubertus de Wit oo Anje (Ange) Alberts

Marriage source: Wolda, Henk, "Descendants Upko Huninga and Doedo Augustinus," (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=woldaha&id=I90986, xv Aug MMXII)

"... Anje (Ange) Alberts 1 Sex: F Birth: 30 JUN 1878 in Eexta, Scheemda, Groningen, Netherlands 1 ... Death: 14 MAY 1949 in Shell Rock, Butler Co., IA 1 ... Marriage 1 Berend Lubertus de Wit b: 02 MAY 1879 in Winschoten, Groningen, Netherlands Married: 13 AUG 1903 in Winschoten, Groningen, Netherlands 1 ..." <>

Child(ren):

  1. Jonanas DeWitt  1913-1990 
  2. Berend Lubertus de Wit  1916-2000 


Notes about Berend Lubertus de Wit

Berend Lubertus de Wit

Source: Wolda, Henk, "Descendants Upko Huninga and Doedo Augustinus," (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=woldaha&id=I90986, xv Aug MMXII)

"... Berend Lubertus de Wit 1 Sex: M Birth: 02 MAY 1879 in Winschoten, Groningen, Netherlands 1

Occupation: 1903 Timmerman (Carpenter) 2

Death: 11 MAR 1952 in Shell Rock, Butler Co., IA 1

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Berend emigrated to the USA and arrived on Ellis Island on Nov.18, 1907 from Rotterdam on the "Nieuw Amsterdam" (Ellis Island records).

Property 16 MAR 1922: He obtained 156.15 acres in Pondera County Montana (Rootsweb.worldconnect).

He was naturalized on 19 October 1921 in Conrad, Pondera Co., MT

Father: Koert de Wit b: 23 OCT 1839 in Beerta, Groningen, Netherlands Mother: Siberdina Catharina Bosma b: 19 JUN 1844 in Winschoten, Groningen, Netherlands

Marriage 1 Anje (Ange) Alberts b: 30 JUN 1878 in Eexta, Scheemda, Groningen, Netherlands Married: 13 AUG 1903 in Winschoten, Groningen, Netherlands 1 ... 1930 U. S. Census State of Iowa, Butler County, City of Shell Rock

Dewitt, Ben L., male, 50, Married, born Netherland, to U. S. 1908 Dewitt, Ange, female, 51, Married, born Netherland, to U. S. 1910 Dewitt, Dina, female, 22, Single, born Netherland, to U. S. 1910 Dewitt, Nellie, female, 19, Single Dewitt, Joe, Male, 17, Single Dewitt, Grace, Female, 15, Single Dewitt, Bennie, Male, 13, Single

I hope that for the daughters Alida, Dina, and Grayce I have distributed the three husbands correctly. They are from their mother's obituary where it is not said who belongs to whom

Children

1. Koert DeWitt b: ABT 1904 in Winschoten, Groningen, Netherlands 2. Alida DeWitt b: ABT 1905 in Winschoten, Groningen, Netherlands 3. Seberdina (Dina) DeWitt b: ABT 1907 in Winschoten, Groningen, Netherlands 4. Pieternella (Nellie) DeWitt b: ABT 1910 in Shell Rock, Butler Co., IA 5. Johanas (Joe) DeWitt b: 28 JAN 1913 in Shell Rock, Butler Co., IA 6. Grietje (Grayce) DeWitt b: 12 JUL 1914 in Shell Rock, Butler Co., IA 7. Berend Lubertus (Bennie) De Wit b: 19 SEP 1916 in Conrad, Ponderosa Co., MT

Sources:

1. Title: Rootsweb (Worldconnect) Repository: Name: Book Note: Source Medium: Book

2. Title: genlias.nl - website Repository: Name: Book Note: Source Medium: Book" <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Berend Lubertus de Wit

Berend Lubertus de Wit
1879-1952

1903

Anje (Ange) Alberts
1878-1949

Jonanas DeWitt
1913-1990
Berend Lubertus de Wit
1916-2000

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Historical events

Birthday May 20, 1879

  • The temperature on May 20, 1879 was about 17.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 47%. 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.
    • January 11 » The Anglo-Zulu War begins.
    • January 23 » Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Rorke's Drift ends.
    • February 14 » The War of the Pacific breaks out when the Chilean Army occupies the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.
    • May 26 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
    • June 1 » Napoléon Eugène, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War.
    • October 21 » Thomas Edison applies for a patent for his design for an incandescent light bulb.

Day of marriage August 13, 1903

  • The temperature on August 13, 1903 was between 10.5 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (22%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • May 29 » In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
    • July 19 » Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France.
    • August 18 » German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.
    • October 1 » Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
    • November 18 » The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.
    • December 16 » Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Bombay first opens its doors to guests.

Day of death March 11, 1952

  • The temperature on March 11, 1952 was between -1.2 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (32%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
    • January 14 » NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.
    • February 6 » Elizabeth II becomes Queen of the United Kingdom and her other Realms and Territories and Head of the Commonwealth upon the death of her father, George VI. At the exact moment of succession, she was in a tree house at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya.
    • April 28 » Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO.
    • June 26 » The Pan-Malayan Labour Party is founded in Malaya, as a union of statewide labour parties.
    • October 14 » Korean War: The Battle of Triangle Hill is the biggest and bloodiest battle of 1952.
    • November 25 » Korean War: After 42 days of fighting, the Battle of Triangle Hill ends with Chinese victory, American and South Korean units abandon their attempt to capture the "Iron Triangle".


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