Navorska tree » Berend J. (Berend J. "Ben") "Ben" Gerken (1885-1945)
Personal data Berend J. (Berend J. "Ben") "Ben" Gerken
- Nickname is Ben.
- He was born on April 2, 1885 in German Vly., Ridott Twp., Stephenson Co., IL.
- He was christened on June 7, 1885 in Silver Creek Ref. Chr., German Vly., Ridott Twp., Stephenson Co., IL.
- Resident on August 29, 1926: Lennox, Lincoln Co., SD.
- He died on January 30, 1945 in fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten, he was 59 years old.
- A child of Johann Rudolph Gerken and Reinharda Margaretha Reints
- This information was last updated on September 21, 2013.
Household of Berend J. (Berend J. "Ben") "Ben" Gerken
Notes about Berend J. (Berend J. "Ben") "Ben" Gerken
Berend J. "Ben" Gerken
Source: Appledorn, C. Robert, compiler, Strong, Lin Cornelius, ed. "The Ostfriesen Families of German Valley Illinois," Vol. i, (S. St. Paul, MN, Nystrom Pub. Co., MMXII), pgs. 313 & 314, Repository: MN Gen. Soc. Lib., S. St. Paul, MN
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"1784. Gerken, Johann "John" Rudolph, farmer, * 14 JAN 1848 Riepe, OSTF, + 25 DEC 1932
ooI 3 DEC 1870 Stephenson Co., IL [2927, KB marriage # 0108], Reinharda Margaretha Reints 3574, * 13 JUL 1851 Ihrhove, Leer, OSTF, + 29 APR 1926 Lennox, SD, [2928], [2929] ... 8 Berend, * 2 APR 1885 GVI, ~ 7 JUN 1885 SCRC ... 1880 USA Census: Ridott, Stephenson, IL; NA Film Number: T9-0253 1900 USA Census: Lincoln, Ogle, IL; NA Film Number: T623_333"
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"[2927] Kirchenbuch der Reformirten Protestantishen Niederlanischen Kirche Silver Creek 1856 [2928] New York Passenger Lists, 1851 - 1891; name: Reines, Re.; microfilm number: 241; list number: 495; ship's name: Bremen: embarkation: Bremen; origin: Ihohove; immigration: 3 JUN 1864 New York, New York [2929] Janshen, Enno; Ortsippenbuch Ihrhove Family # 3571 [2930] SCRC Cemetery: + 20 JUN 1884; ON + Bef 15 Aug 1884 [3y 3m]; Ostfriesishe Nachrichten, Boyken & Boyken Pub., vol. 15-1884 [2931] Ostfriesische Nachrichten, Boyken & Boyken Pub., vol. 15-1884 Köster, Folkert, Historische Orstfamilienbücher Riepe, Family 803"
Knock, Marvin, "Knock Family, (Publication location: Sioux Fls., SD, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=knock&id=I237560, Publication date: xxvii May MMIX), Repository: The Cloud
"... Berend J. GERKEN ... Name: Ben J. GERKEN ... Sex: M Birth: 2 Apr 1885 in German Valley, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA Death: 30 Jan 1945 in ? ... Change Date: 31 Dec 2008 ...
Father: Johann Rudolph GERKEN b: 14 Jan 1848 in Riepe, , Ostfriesland, Germany Mother: Reinharda Margaretha REINTS b: 13 Jul 1851 in Ihrhove, Kreis Leer, Ostfriesland, Germany" <>
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Birthday April 2, 1885
- The temperature on April 2, 1885 was about 7.9 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. 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 year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 3 » Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop
- February 5 » King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
- March 19 » Louis Riel declares a provisional government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion.
- March 26 » The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.
- May 12 » North-West Rebellion: The four-day Battle of Batoche, pitting rebel Métis against the Canadian government, comes to an end with a decisive rebel defeat.
- September 12 » Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional Association football.
Christening day June 7, 1885
- The temperature on June 7, 1885 was about 27.0 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 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)
- 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 year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 23 » Sino-French War: French Army gains an important victory in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of Vietnam.
- March 19 » Louis Riel declares a provisional government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion.
- March 23 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hưng Hóa, northern Vietnam.
- September 29 » The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.
- November 17 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: The decisive Battle of Slivnitsa begins.
- December 28 » Indian National Congress, a political party of India, is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.
Day of death January 30, 1945
- The temperature on January 30, 1945 was between -7 °C and 2.2 °C and averaged -3.4 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
- In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
- January 25 » World War II: The Battle of the Bulge ends.
- February 13 » World War II: The siege of Budapest concludes with the unconditional surrender of German and Hungarian forces to the Red Army.
- April 6 » World War II: Sarajevo is liberated from German and Croatian forces by the Yugoslav Partisans.
- April 25 » The last German troops retreat from Finland's soil in Lapland, ending the Lapland War. Military acts of Second World War end in Finland.
- August 9 » World War II: Nagasaki is devastated when an atomic bomb, Fat Man, is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar. Thirty-five thousand people are killed outright, including 23,200–28,200 Japanese war workers, 2,000 Korean forced workers, and 150 Japanese soldiers.
- September 7 » World War II: Japanese forces on Wake Island, which they had held since December 1941, surrender to U.S. Marines.
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- 1947 » Frederick Blackman, English botanist and physiologist (b. 1866)
- 1948 » Arthur Coningham, Australian air marshal (b. 1895)
- 1948 » Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule (b. 1869)
- 1948 » Orville Wright, American pilot and engineer, co-founded the Wright Company (b. 1871)
- 1951 » Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian-German engineer and businessman, founded Porsche (b. 1875)
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