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Personal data Harm Dontje 

  • He was born on December 14, 1891 in Bellingwolde, provincie Groningen.
  • Emigrated in the year 1902, from 'Holland'-see note.
  • He died in the year 1948 in fortasse, somewhere in IA, he was 56 years old.
  • He is buried in the year 1948 in Maple Hill Cem., Lincoln Twp., Kossuth Co., IA.
  • This information was last updated on June 19, 2009.

Household of Harm Dontje

He is married to Jennie K. Johnson.

They got married on March 5, 1920 at fortasse, somewhere in IA or MN, he was 28 years old.

Harm Dontje oo Jennie K. Johnson

Marriage source: Buffalo Center (IA) Trib. Vol 103 # 47 16F1995 pg 14 col 2 obiit for Jennie for date of marriage. <>

Child(ren):

  1. Edwin Karel Dontje  1927-2008 


Notes about Harm Dontje

Harm Dontje

Source: Buffalo Center (IA) Trib. Vol 103 # 47 16F1995 pg 14 col 2, obituary for widow Jennie K. Dontje for name.

Death source: Algona (IA) Upper Des Moines Vol 129 #7 pg A6 col 1&2 obiit for widow Jennie K. Dontje for Harm's yod.

Emigrated to U.S.A. from 'Holland' in 1902.

Which Holland?
1) Holland, a province of The Netherlands.
2) 'Holland' a sobriquet used by many Americans when the nation of The Netherlands is meant.

G.s. at Maple Hill Cem., Lincoln Twp., Kossuth Co., IA; s.e. of Lakota, IA for yob, yod, place of burial.

Boyken, Ruth et Hans-Georg, Wo sind sid geblieben? -Ostfriesen in Amerika Tiel IV, (Titonka IA, Boyken & Boyken, MMIII), no pagination, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

'Appendix ... Declaration and Naturalization Records ... Kossuth Co., IA'

'Harm DONTJE b. 14 Dec 1891 Bellingwolde/Groningen/The Netherlands, farming, immigrated from: Rotterdam - New York, NY (13 Mar 1913) vessel: Rotterdam (Holland-America-Line) living in U.S.: Lakota, IA (4 Mar 1920)' <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Harm Dontje

Harm Dontje
1891-1948

1920

Jennie K. Johnson
1900-1995

Edwin Karel Dontje
1927-2008

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Birthday December 14, 1891

  • The temperature on December 14, 1891 was about 5.9 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 15 » Allmänna Idrottsklubben (AIK) (Swedish Sports Club) is founded.
    • April 1 » The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
    • May 16 » The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).
    • August 16 » The Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed.
    • October 28 » The Mino–Owari earthquake is the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history.
    • December 22 » Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography.

Day of marriage March 5, 1920

  • The temperature on March 5, 1920 was between 2.5 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
    • February 24 » Nancy Astor becomes the first woman to speak in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom following her election as a Member of Parliament (MP) three months earlier.
    • May 7 » Kiev Offensive: Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force capture Kiev only to be driven out by the Red Army counter-offensive a month later.
    • July 20 » The Greek Army takes control of Silivri after Greece is awarded the city by the Paris Peace Conference; by 1923 Greece effectively lost control to the Turks.
    • August 16 » Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is hit on the head by a fastball thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees, and dies early the next day. Chapman was the second player to die from injuries sustained in a Major League Baseball game, the first being Doc Powers in 1909.
    • August 25 » Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, which began on August 13, ends with the Red Army's defeat.
    • December 22 » The GOELRO economic development plan is adopted by the 8th Congress of Soviets of the Russian SFSR.


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