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Personal data Geerd Harms 'George' Murra 

  • He was born on October 19, 1823 in fortasse, Ostfriesland, Hannover.
  • He died on May 1, 1878 in Deutschland, he was 54 years old.
  • This information was last updated on June 28, 2009.

Household of Geerd Harms 'George' Murra

He is married to Heimke Peters Drost.

They got married on April 22, 1865 at Campen, Emden, Ostfriesland, Hannover, he was 41 years old.

George Murra oo Heimke Drost

Marriage source: The History of Lincoln County South Dakota, (Canton, SD, The Lincoln Co. History Committee, MCMLXXXV), pg. 573. Dallas TX library # CGC R978.3391 H673 for fact of marriage.

Knock, Marvin, Knock Family Genealogy, (Sioux Fls SD, http://wc.rootsweb.com, i Mar MMV)

'... Heimke Peters DROST ...

Marriage 1 Geerd Harms MURRA ...Married: 22 APR 1865 in Campen, Hannover, Ostfriesland, Germany' <>

Child(ren):

  1. Peter Murra  1873-1937 


Notes about Geerd Harms 'George' Murra

George Murra

Source: The History of Lincoln County South Dakota, (Canton, SD, The Lincoln Co. History Committee, MCMLXXXV), pg. 573. Dallas TX library # CGC R978.3391 H673

Knock, Marvin, Knock Family Genealogy, (Sioux Fls SD, http://wc.rootsweb.com, i Mar MMV)

'... Geerd Harms MURRA Sex: M Birth: 19 OCT 1823 in ? Death: 1 MAY 1878 in ? Burial: MAY 1878 ?

Marriage 1 Heimke Peters DROST b: 19 SEP 1840 in ? Married: 22 APR 1865 in Campen, Hannover, Ostfriesland, Germany' <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Geerd Harms 'George' Murra

Geerd Harms 'George' Murra
1823-1878

1865

Heimke Peters Drost
1840-????

Peter Murra
1873-1937

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Historical events

Birthday October 19, 1823

  • The temperature on October 19, 1823 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. 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).
  • In the year 1823: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 11 » Carnival tragedy of 1823: About 110 boys are killed during a stampede at the Convent of the Minori Osservanti in Valletta, Malta.
    • July 2 » Bahia Independence Day: The end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia.
    • July 15 » A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy.
    • July 24 » Afro-Chileans are emancipated.
    • August 25 » American fur trapper Hugh Glass is mauled by a grizzly bear while on an expedition in South Dakota.
    • December 2 » Monroe Doctrine: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President James Monroe proclaims American neutrality in future European conflicts, and warns European powers not to interfere in the Americas.

Day of marriage April 22, 1865

  • The temperature on April 22, 1865 was about 17.8 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 32%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 2 » Uruguayan War: The Siege of Paysandú ends as the Brazilians and Coloradans capture Paysandú, Uruguay.
    • January 15 » American Civil War: Fort Fisher in North Carolina falls to the Union, thus cutting off the last major seaport of the Confederacy.
    • March 4 » The third and final national flag of the Confederate States of America is adopted by the Confederate Congress.
    • April 2 » American Civil War: Defeat at the Third Battle of Petersburg forces the Army of Northern Virginia and the Confederate government to abandon Richmond, Virginia.
    • May 9 » American Civil War: Nathan Bedford Forrest surrenders his forces at Gainesville, Alabama.
    • December 24 » Jonathan Shank and Barry Ownby form The Ku Klux Klan.

Day of death May 1, 1878

  • The temperature on May 1, 1878 was about 18.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. 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 year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 18 » John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jesse Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
    • February 19 » Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
    • March 3 » The Russo-Turkish War ends with Bulgaria regaining its independence from the Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano.
    • July 13 » Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire.
    • October 22 » The Bramall Lane stadium sees the first rugby match played under floodlights.
    • December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.


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