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Personal data George Leissen 

  • He was born August 1875 in in proximo, Freeport, Stephenson Co., IL.
  • He died on August 21, 1939 in E. Moline, Rock Is. Co., IL, he was 64 years old.
  • He is buried on August 23, 1939 in White Oak Cem., Forreston Twp., Ogle Co., IL.
  • A child of Menno Leisen and Antje Gerdes Ellernbroek
  • This information was last updated on October 9, 2013.

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Notes about George Leissen

George Leissen

Source: 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), Pgs. 481 & 482, Repository: George IA Pub. Lib.

[Pg. 481]

"2820. Leissen, Menno, * 30 DEC 1829 Holtgaste, OSTF, + 8 JAN 1916 Forreston, Ogle Co., IL [4600], # White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, IL, immigration: 1865 ooI 12 JUL 1851 Holtgaste, OSTF, Geeske "Grace" Benjamins, + 19 FEB 1861 ... ooII 23 JAN 1862 Holtgaste, OSTF, Eintje "Anna" Gerdes Ellernbrock, * 2 MAY Loquard, OSTF [4601], + 29 AUG 1918 Forreston, Ogle Co., IL [4602]. # White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, IL, immigration: 1865 ... 5. George, * AUG 1875 near Freeport, Stephenson Co., IL, + 21 AUG 1939 East Moline, Rock Island Co., IL [4603], # 23 AUG 1939 White Oak Cemetery, Forreston, IL ..."

[Pg. 482]

"[4600] Il, Ogle - Death Certificate No. 0029105; Ostfriesische Nachrichten, Boyken & Boyken Pub., vol. 04-1916 1880 USA Census: Forreston, Ogle, IL; NA Film Number: T9-239 1900 USA Census: Maryland, Ogle, IL; NA Film Number: T9-T623 [4601] 1900 USA: May 1837, age 67; WO Cemetery: * 1833 [4602] IL, Ogle - Death Certificate No. 0039665 [4603] IL, Rock Island co - Death Certificate No. 0000213 1080, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Holtgaste, Family Köster, Folker, Historische Ortsfamilienbuch, Band III, Loquard, Family 536" <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of George Leissen

Jan Everts Leisen
1808-1832
Tetje Bödeker
1807-1839
Gerd Hinderk Ellerbrock
< 1815-< 1926
Antje Hinrichs
< 1815-< 1926
Menno Leisen
1829-1916

George Leissen
1875-1939


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    Historical events

    Day of death August 21, 1939

    • The temperature on August 21, 1939 was between 15.4 °C and 29.4 °C and averaged 20.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (65%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
      • March 22 » Germany takes Memel from Lithuania.
      • May 22 » World War II: Germany and Italy sign the Pact of Steel.
      • September 6 » World War II: Britain suffers its first fighter pilot casualty of the Second World War at the Battle of Barking Creek as a result of friendly fire.
      • September 9 » World War II: The Battle of Hel begins, the longest-defended pocket of Polish Army resistance during the German invasion of Poland.
      • September 17 » World War II: The Soviet invasion of Poland begins.
      • September 28 » World War II: The siege of Warsaw comes to an end.

    Day of burial August 23, 1939

    • The temperature on August 23, 1939 was between 11.7 °C and 25.8 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
      • January 27 » First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
      • April 14 » The Grapes of Wrath, by American author John Steinbeck is first published by the Viking Press.
      • June 24 » Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the country's third prime minister.
      • July 28 » The Sutton Hoo helmet is discovered.
      • August 15 » The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California.
      • September 3 » World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic.
    

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