Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Johan Benjamin Schmidt (1860-1947)

Personal data Johan Benjamin Schmidt 


Household of Johan Benjamin Schmidt

(1) He is married to Maria Lena - Mary Helena Veltrop.

They got marriedSource 4

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Sources

  1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30571789/john-benjamin-schmidt
    Pauline Berens: Genealogienetwerk zus Greetje Berens voorheen EemslandBoekweitBoerenImmigratie
    https://www.genealogieonline.nl/the-dutch-connection/I41587.php
  2. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30571789/john-benjamin-schmidt
  3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30571789/john-benjamin-schmidt
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Historical events

Birthday December 6, 1860

  • The temperature on December 6, 1860 was about 8.6 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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 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).
  • 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).
  • In the year 1860: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • March 28 » First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins.
    • April 3 » The first successful United States Pony Express run from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, begins.
    • May 27 » Giuseppe Garibaldi begins his attack on Palermo, Sicily, as part of the Italian unification.
    • August 5 » Charles XV of Sweden of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim.
    • December 20 » South Carolina becomes the first state to attempt to secede from the United States.
    • December 29 » The launch of HMSWarrior, with her combination of screw propeller, iron hull and iron armour, renders all previous warships obsolete.

Day of death October 31, 1947

  • The temperature on October 31, 1947 was between 1.9 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
    • January 15 » The Black Dahlia murder: the dismembered corpse of Elizabeth Short was found in Los Angeles.
    • June 10 » Saab produces its first automobile.
    • July 10 » Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor-General of Pakistan by the British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee.
    • August 15 » India gains Independence from British rule after near 190 years of British company and crown rule, and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
    • October 14 » Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound.
    • November 6 » Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut.


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Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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