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Personal data Grietje (Grietje "Margaret") "Margaret" Bruins 

  • Alternative names: Gretje Eilderts "Margaret" (Gretje Eilderts "Margaret") Bruns, Gretje Bruns van Heeren
  • Nickname is Margaret.
  • She was born on February 8, 1841 in Weener, Ostfriesland, Hannover.
  • She died on May 2, 1911 in Silver Creek Twp., Stephenson Co., IL, she was 70 years old.
  • She is buried after May 1, 1911 in Silver Creek Ref. Cem., Ridott Twp., Stephenson Co., IL.
  • This information was last updated on August 15, 2016.

Household of Grietje (Grietje "Margaret") "Margaret" Bruins

She is married to Hero Harberts van Heeren.

They got married on June 9, 1861 at Weener, Ostfriesland, Hannover, she was 20 years old.

Hero Harberts Van Heeren oo Gretje Bruins

Marriage source: Author: Hull, LaRie, Title: Hull Pedigree Chart, (Publication location: Fergus Fls., MN, Publisher: LH, Publication date: x Jan MCMXCIII)

Mrs. Hull date of marriage is 26 May 1861.

Author: Zimmermann, Jan-Dirk, Title: Familienbuch der Ev.-ref. Kirchengemeinde WEENER ... 1674-1900, Teilband ii, (Publication location: Weener, Niedersachsen, Publisher: Eigenverlag, Publication date: MMXV), Seite 936, Repository: Ostfriesen Gen. Soc., George, IA with holdings at George, IA pub. lib.

"2934. Heeren, Hero Harberts van 5931, ... oo 9.6.1861 Weener, Grietje Bruns 2019, ..."
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Notes about Grietje (Grietje "Margaret") "Margaret" Bruins

Grietje 'Margaret' Bruins

Source: Author: Hull, LaRie, Title: Hull Pedigree Chart, (Publication location: Fergus Fls., MN, Publisher: LH, Publication date: x Jan MCMXCIII) for name = Margaret (Gretje) Bruins, date of birth = 16 Feb 1861, & date of death = 2 May 1911.

Author: Hull, LaRie, Title: Henry Delphus Hull pedigree chart in Ostfriesen Genealogical Society Newsletter, (George IA, Ostfriesen Gen Soc., Mar. MMV), pg. 8, Repository: Ostfriesen Gen. Soc., George, IA with holdings at George IA pub. lib.

"HERO HARBERTS VAN HEEREN Born 17 Oct 1833 Landschafpolder, Ostfriesland, Germany Marr 6 Jun 1861 Weener, Ostfriesland, Germany Died 29 Nov 1907 Stephenson Co., Silver Creek Twp., IL GRIETJE (MARGARET) E. BRUINS Born 18 Feb 1841 Weener,Ostfriesland, Germany Died 2 May 1911 Stephenson Co., Silver Creek Twp., IL"

Author: Appledorn, C. Robert, compiler, Title: The Ostfriesen Families of German Valley Illinois, Vol. ii, (Publication location: S. St. Paul, MN, Publisher: Nystrom Pub. Co., Publication location: MMXII), pgs. 719 & 720, Repository: MN Gen. Soc. Lib., S. St. Paul, MN

[Pg. 719]

"4291 van Heeren, Hero "Henry" Harberts, * 17 OCT 1833 Landschaftpolder, OSTF, + 29 Nov 1907 Silver Creek, Stephenson Co., IL [6902], # 2 DEC 1907 SCRC=Cemetery, immigration: ABT 1857 > Silver Creek, IL [6903] oo ABT 1873, Gretje "Margaret" Eilderts Bruns, * 18 FEB 1841 Weener, Weener, OSTF, + 2 MAY 1911 Silver Creek, Stephenson Co., IL, # SCRC Cemetery

1. Annetta Johanne 2208
2. Geerdine "Dena" Gesine 3672

[Pg. 720]

" 3. Elisabeth "Lizzie" 0931
4. Georg H. 4290 ..."

Author: Zimmermann, Jan-Dirk, Title: Familienbuch der Ev.-ref. Kirchengemeinde WEENER ... 1674-1900, Teilband ii, (Publication location: Weener, Niedersachsen, Publisher: Eigenverlag, Publication date: MMXV), Seite 936, Repository: Ostfriesen Gen. Soc., George, IA with holdings at George, IA pub. lib.

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"2934. Heeren, Hero Harberts van 5931, (OSB German Valley 4291), Landwirt zu Alte Peldemühle, * 17.10.1833 Landschaftspolder, Sohn des Kaufmanns Harbert van Heeren und Geeske Jacobs Jurjens, oo 9.6.1861 Weener, Grietje Bruins 2019, * 8.2.1841 Weener, Tochter des Schneidermeisters Weerd Bruns und Antje Eilders

Kinder: Harbertus * 28.12.1861 Alte Peldemühle
[2] Annette Johanne * 6.1.1863 Alte Peldemühle (OSB German Valley 2308)
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Grietje Bruins

Grietje Bruins
1841-1911

1861

Hero Harberts van Heeren
1833-1907

Annetta Johanne van Heeren
1863-1908

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Birthday February 8, 1841

  • The temperature on February 8, 1841 was about -8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: betrokken mistig sneeuw. 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 1841: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • April 4 » William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia, becoming the first President of the United States to die in office, and setting the record for the briefest administration. Vice President John Tyler succeeds Harrison as President.
    • April 6 » U.S. President John Tyler is sworn in, two days after having become President upon William Henry Harrison's death.
    • June 28 » The Paris Opera Ballet premieres Giselle in the Salle Le Peletier.
    • July 18 » Coronation of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil.
    • September 24 » The Sultanate of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom.
    • October 16 » Queen's University is founded in the Province of Canada.

Day of marriage June 9, 1861

  • The temperature on June 9, 1861 was about 14.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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 February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
  • In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 23 » President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrives secretly in Washington, D.C., after the thwarting of an alleged assassination plot in Baltimore, Maryland.
    • March 17 » The Kingdom of Italy is proclaimed.
    • May 13 » The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia.
    • May 24 » American Civil War: Union troops occupy Alexandria, Virginia.
    • August 28 » American Civil War: Union forces attack Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in the Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries which lasts for two days.
    • November 1 » American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as the commander of the Union Army, replacing General Winfield Scott.

Day of death May 2, 1911

  • The temperature on May 2, 1911 was between 5.1 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • May 15 » In Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, the United States Supreme Court declares Standard Oil to be an "unreasonable" monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be broken up.
    • May 31 » The RMS Titanic is launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
    • June 22 » George V and Mary of Teck are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    • June 28 » The Nakhla meteorite, the first one to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, falls to Earth, landing in Egypt.
    • August 29 » The Canadian Naval Service becomes the Royal Canadian Navy.
    • October 24 » Orville Wright remains in the air nine minutes and 45 seconds in a glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.


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