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Personal data Benjamin Thaw 

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Household of Benjamin Thaw

He is married to Elma Ellsworth Dows.

They got married on January 28, 1886 at Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA, he was 26 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Stephen Dows Thaw  1887-1923
  2. Benjamin THAW  1888-1937
  3. Henrietta Thaw  1891-1942
  4. William Thaw  1893-1934

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Benjamin Thaw

John Thaw
1779-1866
Elizabeth Thomas
1786-1865
William Thaw
1818-1889

Benjamin Thaw
1859-1933

1886

Elma Ellsworth Dows
1861-1931

Stephen Dows Thaw
1887-1923
Benjamin THAW
1888-1937
Henrietta Thaw
1891-1942
William Thaw
1893-1934
Alexander Blair Thaw
1897-1918

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    Historical events

    Birthday March 14, 1859

    • The temperature on March 14, 1859 was about 10.7 °C. There was 7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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).
    • 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).
    • In the year 1859: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
      • February 14 » Oregon is admitted as the 33rd U.S. state.
      • February 17 » Cochinchina Campaign: The French Navy captured the Citadel of Saigon, a fortress that was manned by 1,000 Nguyễn dynasty soldiers, en route to conquering Saigon and other regions of southern Viet Nam.
      • May 4 » The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking Devon and Cornwall in England.
      • July 8 » King Charles XV & IV accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
      • July 30 » First ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
      • August 16 » The Grand Duchy of Tuscany formally deposes the exiled House of Lorraine.

    Day of marriage January 28, 1886

    • The temperature on January 28, 1886 was about 3.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. 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 1886: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • February 23 » Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of aluminium from the electrolysis of aluminium oxide, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister, Julia Brainerd Hall.
      • March 1 » The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham.
      • May 1 » Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affair in Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries.
      • May 29 » The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal.
      • June 10 » Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17km long fissure across the mountain peak.
      • June 30 » The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.

    Day of death August 19, 1933

    • The temperature on August 19, 1933 was between 14.4 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • 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 year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
      • February 25 » Launch of the USSRanger at Newport News, Virginia. It is the first purpose-built aircraft carrier to be commissioned by the US Navy.
      • March 31 » The Civilian Conservation Corps is established with the mission of relieving rampant unemployment in the United States.
      • April 3 » First flight over Mount Everest, by the British Houston-Mount Everest Flight Expedition, led by the Marquis of Clydesdale, and funded by Lucy, Lady Houston.
      • July 6 » The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played in Chicago's Comiskey Park. The American League defeated the National League 4–2.
      • August 25 » The Diexi earthquake strikes Mao County, Sichuan, China and kills 9,000 people.
      • September 13 » Elizabeth McCombs becomes the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament.
    

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