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Personal data Catharina W. (Catharina W. "Catherine") "Catherine" Ries 

  • Alternative name: Catherine Ries Sterenberg
  • Nickname is Catherine.
  • She was born on July 28, 1848 in Jemgum, Ostfriesland, Hannover.
  • She died on March 8, 1915 in Grundy Ctr., Grundy Co., IA, she was 66 years old.
  • She is buried after March 7, 1915 in Grundy Ctr. Cem., Grundy Ctr., Grundy Co., IA.
  • This information was last updated on March 21, 2015.

Household of Catharina W. (Catharina W. "Catherine") "Catherine" Ries

She is married to Richert (Richard) Sterrenberg.

They got married on May 23, 1867 at New York City, NY, she was 18 years old.

Richert Sterrenberg oo Catherine Ries

Marriage source: Author: Powers, Sherry, Title: Sterenborg chart, (Publication location: Corona, CA, Publisher: SP, Publication date: mailed xii May MMXIV)

"... Iowa ... Fred 1862 m cousin Eka -> Richard's daughter 1st cousins married m. 1-27-1888 Aka m. 1st cousin Fred Sterenberg 6 children Esterville Iowa ..."

"... Sterrenberg - Varver (All of these families go by Sternberg or Sternborg They're clueless about "Varver" Richert b. 5-31-1841 d. Iowa Catherine Ries ... buried in old section of cemetery in G-C ... Aka m 1st cousin Fred Sterenberg m.1-27-1888 6 children Esterville Iowa ..." <>

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Notes about Catharina W. (Catharina W. "Catherine") "Catherine" Ries

Catharina W. "Catherine" Ries

Source: Author: Powers, Sherry, Title: Sterenborg chart, (Publication location: Corona, CA, Publisher: SP, Publication date: mailed xii May MMXIV)

"... Iowa ... Fred 1862 m cousin Eka -> Richard's daughter 1st cousins married m. 1-27-1888 Aka m. 1st cousin Fred Sterenberg 6 children Esterville Iowa ..."

"... Sterrenberg - Varver (All of these families go by Sternberg or Sternborg They're clueless about "Varver" Richert b. 5-31-1841 d. Iowa Catherine Ries ... buried in old section of cemetery in G-C ... Aka m 1st cousin Fred Sterenberg m.1-27-1888 6 children Esterville Iowa ..."

Author: Boyken, Hans-Georg, Title: Wo sind sie geblieben? Teil iii, (Publication location: Titonka IA, Publisher: Boyken & Boyken Partners, Publication date: MMII), ISBN 0-9670802-3-1, Seiten 230 u. 242, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

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"Mrs. (Richard) STERENBERG*RIES * 28 Jul 1848 /Deutschland \\> 1867 \\ oo 23 May 1867 New York, NY Richard STERENBERG \\ >> Forreston, IL \\ >> 1876 Grundy Co., IA \\ + 8 Mar 1915 Grundy Center, IA \\R: h, (7) 6 d \\\\ O"

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"Richard STERENBORG (aka STERNBERG and STERNBORG) *31 May 1841 Bunde/Ostfriesland \\oo 1867 Catharina W. RIES (* in Jemgum/Ostfriesland) \\> 1867 near Forreston, IL \\ .. 9y later Grundy Co., IA \\>> 18y ago Grundy Center, IA \\ + 29 Aug 1915 Grundy Center, IA \\= 1 Sep 1915 \\R: (w + 6mago), (7) 6 d): Mrs. (Fred) STERENBORG in Estherville, IA, Mrs. (J. J.) WUMKES in Lennox, SD, Ella WUMKES in Grundy Center, IA, Frieda STERENBORG, Catherine STERENBORG, Magrete STERENBORG, 10 grand-ch \\\\ L/O, also # 27-1915, #29-1915"

Catherine is the mother of 7 children, 6 daughters survive her.

Author: Marks, Lillian DeVries, Title: Faithful Together the One-Hundred Year Walk Through the Lives and Times of the Persons who Founded The Behtany (German) Presbyterian Church Grundy Center, Iowa, (Publication location: Grundy Ctr.,IA, Publisher: Bethany Presb. Chr., Publication date: Revised MMII), Pgs. 179 & 239.

[Pg. 179]

"Memberships 1901 - 2001 ... 1908 ... Richard Sternborg Frau R. Sternborg ..."

[Pg. 239]

"Register of Deaths (Sterbefalle) 1901 - 2001 ... 1910" ... C. H. Gravenstein, Pastor ... Catherine (Mrs. R) Sternborg nee Ries Birth date and Comment July 28, 1848 Jengum, Ger. Death Date Mar. 8, 1915 G. C. Cem. ... Richard Sternborg Birth date and Comment May 31, 1841, Bunde Germany Death Date Aug. 29, 1915 G.C. Cem. ..."

cf. Ries families 1375 & 1376 in Holtgaste OSB. <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Catharina W. Ries

Catharina W. Ries
1848-1915

1867

Richert (Richard) Sterrenberg
1841-1915

Aka (Eka) Sterenberg
1867-????

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Birthday July 28, 1848

  • The temperature on July 28, 1848 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    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).
  • From November 21, 1848 till November 1, 1849 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Kempenaer - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. J.M. de Kempenaer (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
  • In the year 1848: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • February 2 » Mexican–American War: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed.
    • February 21 » Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish The Communist Manifesto.
    • March 10 » The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican–American War.
    • March 13 » The German revolutions of 1848–1849 begin in Vienna.
    • March 15 » A revolution breaks out in Hungary. The Habsburg rulers are compelled to meet the demands of the Reform party.
    • July 19 » Women's rights: A two-day Women's Rights Convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York.

Day of marriage May 23, 1867

  • The temperature on May 23, 1867 was about 9.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. 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 June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • In the year 1867: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 8 » African American men are granted the right to vote in Washington, D.C.
    • February 17 » The first ship passes through the Suez Canal.
    • March 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the first Reconstruction Act.
    • April 1 » Singapore becomes a British crown colony.
    • May 29 » The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 ("the Compromise") is born through Act 12, which establishes the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
    • October 18 » United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day.

Day of death March 8, 1915

  • The temperature on March 8, 1915 was between -1.9 °C and 2.0 °C and averaged -0.1 °C. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1915: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
    • February 22 » World War I: The Imperial German Navy institutes unrestricted submarine warfare.
    • March 27 » Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of disease ever identified in the United States is put in quarantine for the second time, where she would remain for the rest of her life.
    • May 27 » HMS Princess Irene exploded and sank off Sheerness, Kent with the loss of 352 lives.
    • July 7 » Colombo Town Guard officer Henry Pedris is executed in British Ceylon for allegedly inciting persecution of Muslims.
    • July 16 » At Treasure Island on the Delaware River in the United States, the First Order of the Arrow ceremony takes place and the Order of the Arrow is founded to honor American Boy Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law.
    • September 12 » French soldiers rescue over 4,000 Armenian Genocide survivors stranded on Musa Dagh.


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