Descendants Hemerik-Broekhuizen-Huner-Koper-Barink » Jan van der Greft (-1908)

Personal data Jan van der Greft 

  • He was born in Oudshoorn.
  • He was christened.
  • He was baptized.
  • He died on September 9, 1908 in Alkemade (Kaag en Braassem).
  • This information was last updated on March 12, 2018.

Household of Jan van der Greft

He is married to Antje van Nieuwkoop.

They got married on March 18, 1885 at Alkemade (Kaag en Braassem).

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Historical events

  • The temperature on September 9, 1908 was between 11.6 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong 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 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
    • January 30 » Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is released from prison by Jan C. Smuts after being tried and sentenced to two months in jail earlier in the month.
    • March 4 » The Collinwood school fire, Collinwood near Cleveland, Ohio, kills 174 people.
    • April 8 » H. H. Asquith of the Liberal Party takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeding Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman.
    • June 30 » The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia.

About the surname Van der Greft


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R.A.Hemerik, "Descendants Hemerik-Broekhuizen-Huner-Koper-Barink", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/parenteel-hemerik/I113015.php : accessed January 30, 2026), "Jan van der Greft (-1908)".