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Personal data Grietje Foekens 


Household of Grietje Foekens

She is married to Andries Meijer.

They got married on December 3, 1908 at Emmen, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland, she was 30 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Grietje Foekens

Lukas Krans
1797-????

Grietje Foekens
1878-1960

1908

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  1. https://www.drentsarchief.nl/onderzoeken/genealogie/bladeren-door-bronnen/registers/ gezinskaart 1918-1936
    https://www.wiewaswie.nl/nl/detail/14683981
    30 in 1908, gemeente Odoorn
  2. https://www.wiewaswie.nl/nl/detail/32494407
  3. gezinskaart Meijer-Foekens 11409 11409 1918-1936
    https://www.drentsarchief.nl/onderzoeken/genealogie/bladeren-door-bronnen/registers/ https://www.wiewaswie.nl/nl/detail/14683981
    Opmerkingen: vader bruidegom overleden; moeder bruid overleden

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Historical events

  • The temperature on March 7, 1878 was about 9.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 26 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 9 » Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
    • January 28 » Yale Daily News becomes the first independent daily college newspaper in the United States.
    • March 3 » The Russo-Turkish War ends with Bulgaria regaining its independence from the Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano.
    • May 25 » Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
    • July 1 » Canada joins the Universal Postal Union.
    • December 18 » The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.
  • The temperature on December 3, 1908 was between -1.3 °C and 1.4 °C and averaged 0.3 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • January 11 » Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
    • January 13 » The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people.
    • June 18 » The University of the Philippines is established.
    • June 27 » A group of Vietnamese tirailleurs conducts a failed attempt to poison the entire French army's garrison in the Hanoi Citadel with the aim to make way for Hoàng Hoa Thám's rebel army to capture Hanoi.
    • September 17 » The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.
    • December 28 » The 7.1 Mw  Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 75,000 and 200,000.
  • The temperature on March 25, 1960 was between 5.6 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Cameroon achieves independence from France and the United Kingdom.
    • March 4 » The French freighter La Coubre explodes in Havana, Cuba, killing 100.
    • April 21 » Brasília, Brazil's capital, is officially inaugurated. At 09:30, the Three Powers of the Republic are simultaneously transferred from the old capital, Rio de Janeiro.
    • August 1 » Dahomey (later renamed Benin) declares independence from France.
    • August 12 » Echo 1A, NASA's first successful communications satellite, is launched.
    • December 14 » Convention against Discrimination in Education of UNESCO is adopted.


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Pauline Berens BC, "Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/ofb-barger-compascuum/I70260.php : accessed January 27, 2026), "Grietje Foekens (1878-1960)".