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Personal data Gepke Houwen 


Household of Gepke Houwen

She is married to Albert Mellema.

They got married St. Patricks Day 1880 at Wedde, provincie Groningen, she was 20 years old.

Albert Mellema oo Gepke Houwen

Marriage source: Author: Savenije, Henny, Title: "De Veenkoloniale genealogieën," (Publication location: Seoul, S. Korea, Publisher: HS, Publication date: xvi Jan MMXII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: http://www.henny-savenije.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I364865&tree=savenije

"Gepke Houwen 1859 - 1933 (74 years)

Name Gepke Houwen Born 01 May 1859 Blijham, Wedde, Groningen [1] ... Female Died 12 December 1933 Wedde, Groningen [2] Age 74 years ... ... Veenkoloniale genealogieën Last Modified 16 January 2012 ... Family (I364864) Albert Mellema , b. 11 April 1850, Wedderheide, Wedde, Groningen , d. 30 July 1907, Wedde, Groningen (Age 57 years) Married 17 March 1880 Wedde, Groningen [3] ..." <>

Child(ren):

  1. Geertje Mellema  1882-1943


Notes about Gepke Houwen

Gepke Houwen

Source: Author: Savenije, Henny, Title: "De Veenkoloniale genealogieën," (Publication location: Seoul, S. Korea, Publisher: HS, Publication date: xvi Jan MMXII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: http://www.henny-savenije.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I364865&tree=savenije

"Gepke Houwen 1859 - 1933 (74 years)

Name Gepke Houwen Born 01 May 1859 Blijham, Wedde, Groningen [1] ... Female Died 12 December 1933 Wedde, Groningen [2] Age 74 years

Siblings 4 siblings

1. Boele Houwen, b. 05 March 1854, Blijham, Wedde, Groningen , d. 29 November 1931, Wedderbergen, Wedde, Groningen 2. Steffen Houwen, b. 23 January 1857, Blijham, Wedde, Groningen , d. 10 September 1857, Blijham, Wedde, Groningen 3. Steffen Houwen, b. 08 June 1863, Wedde, Groningen , d. 16 January 1908, Blijham, Wedde, Groningen 4. Maria Houwen, b. 14 January 1869, Blijham, Wedde, Groningen , d. 05 October 1869, Blijham, Wedde, Groningen

... Veenkoloniale genealogieën Last Modified 16 January 2012

Father (I365041) Boele Houwen , b. 25 March 1829, Blijham, Wedde, Groningen , d. 03 May 1916, Wedderbergen, Wedde, Groningen (Age 87 years) Mother (I365042) Talligje Boeles Mulder , b. 30 July 1825, Blijham, Wedde, Groningen , d. 25 May 1898, Wedderbergen, Wedde, Groningen (Age 72 years) Married 18 May 1853 Wedde, Groningen

Family (I364864) Albert Mellema , b. 11 April 1850, Wedderheide, Wedde, Groningen , d. 30 July 1907, Wedde, Groningen (Age 57 years) Married 17 March 1880 Wedde, Groningen [3]

Children

01. (I159777) Geertje Mellema , b. 04 January 1882, Ossedijk, Wedde, Groningen , d. 07 October 1943, Veendam, Groningen (Age 61 years) + 02. (I415126) Boelo Mellema , b. 25 January 1886, Ossedijk, Wedde, Groningen , d. 25 July 1953, Wedde, Groningen (Age 67 years)
03. (I415127) Wubbelt Mellema , b. 21 August 1888, Ossedijk, Wedde, Groningen , d. Date unknown
04. (I415128) Tallanes Mellema , b. 21 August 1888, Ossedijk, Wedde, Groningen , d. Date unknown
05. (I415129) Talje Mellema , b. 06 December 1891, Wedderheide, Wedde, Groningen , d. Date unknown
06. (I415130) Maria Mellema , b. 29 June 1894, Wedderheide, Wedde, Groningen , d. Date unknown
07. (I415131) Albertje Mellema , b. 02 May 1897, Wedderheide, Wedde, Groningen , d. Date unknown

Sources

1. [S2] Archieven Burgerlijke Stand, Ambtenaar van de burgerlijke stand, (Gemeente waarin de handeling plaats vond) (Reliability: 3). Geboorte 01-05-1859 Blijham gem. Wedde

Kind Gepke Houwen Geslacht v Vader Boele Houwen Moeder Talligje Boeles Mulder

Bron Geboorteregister Wedde 1859 Aktenummer 27

2. [S1] Genlias, Rijksarchiefdienst (c) 2000 (Reliability: 3). Bron Burgerlijke stand - Overlijden Archieflocatie Groninger Archieven Algemeen Gemeente: Wedde Soort akte: overlijden Aktenummer: 50 Aangiftedatum: 14-12-1933

Overledene Gepke Houwen Geslacht: V Overlijdensdatum: 12-12-1933 Leeftijd: 74 Overlijdensplaats: Wedde

Vader Boele Houwen Moeder Talligje Boeles Mulder Partner Albert Mellema Relatie: weduwe

Nadere informatie geboortepl: Wedde

3. [S1] Genlias, Rijksarchiefdienst (c) 2000 (Reliability: 3). Bron Burgerlijke stand - Huwelijk Archieflocatie Groninger Archieven Algemeen Gemeente: Wedde Soort akte: Huwelijksakte Aktenummer: 4 Datum: 17-03-1880

Bruidegom Albert Mellema Geboorteplaats: Wedderheide Bruid Gepke Houwen Geboorteplaats: Blijham

Vader bruidegom Wubbe Alberts Mellema Moeder bruidegom Geertje Geerts Dijkhuis

Vader bruid Boele Houwen Moeder bruid Talligje Boeles Mulder

beroep bruidegom: landbouwer; beroep vader bruidegom.: landbouwer; beroep vader bruid: landbouwer; bruidegom 29 jaar; bruid 20 jaar" <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gepke Houwen

Gepke Houwen
1859-1933

1880

Albert Mellema
1850-1907

Geertje Mellema
1882-1943

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Birthday May 1, 1859

  • The temperature on May 1, 1859 was about 11.0 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%. Source: KNMI
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    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 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).
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    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • February 17 » Cochinchina Campaign: The French Navy captured the Citadel of Saigon, a fortress that was manned by 1,000 Nguyễn dynasty soldiers, en route to conquering Saigon and other regions of southern Viet Nam.
    • March 2 » The two-day Great Slave Auction, the largest such auction in United States history, begins.
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Day of death December 12, 1933

  • The temperature on December 12, 1933 was between -0.4 °C and 1.2 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. 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)
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  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
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    • The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
    • January 30 » Adolf Hitler is sworn in as Chancellor of Germany.
    • March 10 » The Long Beach earthquake affects the Greater Los Angeles Area leaving around 108 people dead.
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    • August 27 » The first Afrikaans Bible is introduced during a Bible Festival in Bloemfontein.
    • October 7 » Air France is inaugurated, after being formed by a merger of five French airlines.
    • October 14 » Germany withdraws from the League of Nations and World Disarmament Conference.


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