Olson's Tree » William Hale Harkness (1900-1954)

Personal data William Hale Harkness 

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Household of William Hale Harkness

(1) He is married to Rebekah Betty Semple West.

They got married on September 29, 1947 at New York, United States, he was 47 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Edith Hale Harkness  1948-1982


(2) He is married to Elizabeth W. "Buffy" Grant.

They got married on June 13, 1932 at Christ Church, Barbados, he was 31 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Anne Harkness  1934-2017

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Hale Harkness

Daniel Morrison Harkness
1822-1896
Isabella Harkness
1829-1864
Edwin Butler Hale (Pg. 219)
1819-1891
Susan Converse Hoyt
1826-1904
Edith A Hale
1865-1947

William Hale Harkness
1900-1954

(1) 1947

Rebekah Betty Semple West
1915-1982

Edith Hale Harkness
1948-1982
(2) 1932

Elizabeth W. "Buffy" Grant
1909-2003

Anne Harkness
1934-2017

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    Historical events

    Birthday July 13, 1900

    • The temperature on July 13, 1900 was about 21.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • February 23 » Second Boer War: During the Battle of the Tugela Heights, the first British attempt to take Hart's Hill fails.
      • May 1 » The Scofield Mine disaster kills over 200 men in Scofield, Utah in what is to date the fifth-worst mining accident in United States history.
      • June 14 » Hawaii becomes a United States territory.
      • June 14 » The second German Naval Law calls for the Imperial German Navy to be doubled in size, resulting in an Anglo-German naval arms race.
      • July 9 » The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children.
      • December 18 » The Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook, Victoria Narrow-gauge (2ft 6 in or 762mm) Railway (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia is opened for traffic.

    Day of marriage June 13, 1932

    • The temperature on June 13, 1932 was between 12.6 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
      • May 28 » In the Netherlands, construction of the Afsluitdijk is completed and the Zuiderzee bay is converted to the freshwater IJsselmeer.
      • July 30 » Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short.
      • July 31 » The NSDAP (Nazi Party) wins more than 38% of the vote in German elections.
      • August 24 » Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).
      • September 24 » Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar agree to the Poona Pact, which reserved seats in the Indian provincial legislatures for the "Depressed Classes" (Untouchables).
      • October 15 » Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.

    Day of death August 12, 1954

    • The temperature on August 12, 1954 was between 11.0 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 8.8 mm of rain during 7.2 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1954: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
      • January 21 » The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USSNautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States.
      • March 13 » The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ begins with an artillery barrage by Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp; Viet Minh victory lead to the end of the First Indochina War and French withdrawal from Vietnam.
      • April 26 » The Geneva Conference, an effort to restore peace in Indochina and Korea, begins.
      • July 21 » First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
      • September 17 » The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding is first published.
      • November 12 » Ellis Island ceased operations.
    

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    Source: Wikipedia

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