Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Jans de Vries (1884-1952)
Personal data Jans de Vries
- He was born on September 22, 1884 in Nieuwe Pekela, Pekela, Groningen, Nederland.Source 1
- Profession: arbeider, veenarbeider, schipper.
- Resident: Alteveer | 17-03-1917 Barger-Compascuum | 08-1931 aan boord.
- He died on November 8, 1952 in Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland, he was 68 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Emmer-Compascuum, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland.Source 3
- A child of Albert de Vries and Hindrikje Bunt
- This information was last updated on January 16, 2024.
Household of Jans de Vries
He is married to Harmke van der Laan.
They got married on October 27, 1906 at Onstwedde, Stadskanaal, Groningen, Nederland, he was 22 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
- Hindrikje de Vries 1911-
- Jan de Vries 1913-
- Agge de Vries 1916-2000
- Jan de Vries 1920-
- Albertje de Vries 1925-2014
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Sources
https://www.wiewaswie.nl/nl/detail/1918901922 in 1906, 24 in 1909
- https://www.wiewaswie.nl/nl/detail/15002581
- https://www.online-begraafplaatsen.nl/graf/1572483/2503666/Harmke-van-der-Laan-1886-1978
- https://www.drentsarchief.nl/onderzoeken/genealogie/bladeren-door-bronnen/registers/
gezinskaart 1918-1936
https://www.wiewaswie.nl/nl/detail/6707395 Johan Bernard (Broer) Berens CBB873 #816 https://fjmblom.home.xs4all.nl/collectie_broer_berens/collectie_broer_berens873.html
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Birthday September 22, 1884
- The temperature on September 22, 1884 was about 11.9 °C. There was 23 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1884: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 4 » The Fabian Society is founded in London, United Kingdom.
- March 13 » The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885.
- April 20 » Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical Humanum genus.
- May 31 » The arrival at Plymouth of Tāwhiao, King of Maoris, to claim the protection of Queen Victoria.
- June 16 » The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park.
- July 5 » Germany takes possession of Cameroon.
Day of marriage October 27, 1906
- The temperature on October 27, 1906 was between 4.6 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
- May 2 » Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
- June 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland.
- July 11 » Murder of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette in the United States, inspiration for Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy.
- September 7 » Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France for the first time successfully.
- September 12 » The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar.
- November 9 » Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal.
Day of death November 8, 1952
- The temperature on November 8, 1952 was between 3.0 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 6.1 hours. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
- January 14 » NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.
- February 20 » Emmett Ashford becomes the first African-American umpire in organized baseball by being authorized to be a substitute umpire in the Southwestern International League.
- April 9 » Hugo Ballivián's government is overthrown by the Bolivian National Revolution, starting a period of agrarian reform, universal suffrage and the nationalization of tin mines
- May 7 » The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey Dummer.
- July 3 » The SSUnited States sets sail on her maiden voyage to Southampton. During the voyage, the ship takes the Blue Riband away from the RMSQueen Mary.
- December 30 » An RAF Avro Lancaster bomber crashed in Luqa, Malta after an engine failure, killing three crew members and a civilian on the ground.
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