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Personal data Peter Goelet Gerry, Sen. 

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Household of Peter Goelet Gerry, Sen.

(1) He is married to Mathilde Scott Townsend.

They got married on May 26, 1910 at Washington, District of Columbia, he was 30 years old.


(2) He is married to Edith Stuyvesant Dresser.

They got married on October 22, 1925 at St George Hanover Square, London, England, he was 46 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Peter Goelet Gerry, Sen.

Thomas Russell Gerry
1794-1848
Hannah Greene Goelet
1804-1845
Robert James Livingston
1811-1891
Louisa Matilda Storm
1810-1883

Peter Goelet Gerry, Sen.
1879-1957

(1) 1910

Mathilde Scott Townsend
1884-1949

(2) 1925

Edith Stuyvesant Dresser
1873-1958


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    2. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday September 18, 1879

    • The temperature on September 18, 1879 was about 15.2 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • January 11 » The Anglo-Zulu War begins.
      • March 29 » Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
      • April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
      • August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
      • October 21 » Thomas Edison applies for a patent for his design for an incandescent light bulb.
      • December 28 » Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.

    Day of marriage October 22, 1925

    • The temperature on October 22, 1925 was between 13.2 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
      • February 2 » Serum run to Nome: Dog sleds reach Nome, Alaska with diphtheria serum, inspiring the Iditarod race.
      • February 21 » The New Yorker publishes its first issue.
      • June 16 » The most famous Young Pioneer camp of the Soviet Union, Artek, is established.
      • July 21 » Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching human evolution in class and fined $100.
      • July 25 » Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS) is established.
      • November 5 » Secret agent Sidney Reilly, the first "super-spy" of the 20th century, is executed by the OGPU, the secret police of the Soviet Union.

    Day of death October 31, 1957

    • The temperature on October 31, 1957 was between 11.4 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 8.0 mm of rain during 4.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
      • January 14 » Kripalu Maharaj was named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars.
      • February 18 » Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi is executed by the British colonial government.
      • March 25 » The European Economic Community is established with West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg as the first members.
      • April 11 » United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
      • July 11 » Prince Karim Husseini Aga Khan IV inherits the office of Imamat as the 49th Imam of Shia Imami Ismai'li worldwide, after the death of Sir Sultan Mahommed Shah Aga Khan III.
      • October 14 » The 23rd Canadian Parliament becomes the only one to be personally opened by the Queen of Canada.
    

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