Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Gerrit Foekens (1862-1935)

Personal data Gerrit Foekens 


Household of Gerrit Foekens

He is married to Pietertje Ottens.

They got married on March 13, 1885 at Emmen, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland, he was 22 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Pietertje Foekens  1910-1985

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerrit Foekens

Cornelis - Kornelius Foekens
1797-1866
Mettje - Mattje - Martje Olman
1796-????
Gerrit Vietje
1792-1829
Jantje Niks
1799-????

Gerrit Foekens
1862-1935

1885

Pietertje Ottens
1864-????

Pietertje Foekens
1910-1985

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Sources

  1. https://www.wiewaswie.nl/nl/detail/18912580
    22 in 1885, 48 in 1910, gemeente Onstwedde
  2. https://www.wiewaswie.nl/nl/detail/14960116
  3. https://www.wiewaswie.nl/nl/detail/14666349

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Birthday May 21, 1862

  • The temperature on May 21, 1862 was about 15.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. 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 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 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 1862: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 30 » The first American ironclad warship, the USSMonitor is launched.
    • March 9 » American Civil War: USSMonitor and CSSVirginia fight to a draw in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between two ironclad warships.
    • March 13 » The Act Prohibiting the Return of Slaves was passed by the United States Congress, effectively annulling the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and setting the stage for the Emancipation Proclamation.
    • April 12 » American Civil War: The Andrews Raid (the Great Locomotive Chase) occurs, starting from Big Shanty, Georgia (now Kennesaw).
    • April 25 » American Civil War: Forces under U.S. Admiral David Farragut demand the surrender of the Confederate city of New Orleans, Louisiana.
    • August 17 » American Indian Wars: The Dakota War of 1862 begins in Minnesota as Dakota warriors attack white settlements along the Minnesota River.

Day of marriage March 13, 1885

  • The temperature on March 13, 1885 was about 2.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. 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 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 5 » King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
    • May 2 » Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
    • August 29 » Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen.
    • October 13 » The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
    • November 7 » The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.
    • November 19 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: Bulgarian victory in the Battle of Slivnitsa solidifies the unification between the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia.

Day of death April 21, 1935

  • The temperature on April 21, 1935 was between 7.5 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1935: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
    • January 11 » Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
    • March 21 » Shah of Iran Reza Shah Pahlavi formally asks the international community to call Persia by its native name, Iran.
    • August 14 » Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.
    • September 8 » US Senator from Louisiana Huey Long is fatally shot in the Louisiana State Capitol building.
    • December 12 » Lebensborn Project, a Nazi reproduction program, is founded by Heinrich Himmler.
    • December 18 » The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is founded in Ceylon.


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