Descendants Hemerik-Broekhuizen-Huner-Koper-Barink » Willem Smit (1861-1941)

Personal data Willem Smit 


Household of Willem Smit

He is married to Elizabeth Geertruida Kwestroo.

They got married on May 18, 1892 at Leiden, he was 30 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Willem Smit  1893-1958
  2. Simon Carel Smit  1894-1956
  3. Cornelis Smit  1895-????
  5. Jan Smit  1897-1963
  6. Pieter Jan Smit  1898-1899
  7. Cornelia Smit  1899-????
  10. Jannetje Smit  1903-

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Historical events

Birthday December 28, 1861

  • The temperature on December 28, 1861 was about -1.9 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
  • In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 3 » American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the United States.
    • February 4 » American Civil War: In Montgomery, Alabama, delegates from six break-away U.S. states meet and form the Confederate States of America.
    • February 9 » American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is elected the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America by the Confederate convention at Montgomery, Alabama.
    • April 29 » American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union.
    • October 17 » Aborigines kill Nineteen Europeans in the Cullin-la-ringo massacre.
    • December 4 » The 109 Electors of the several states of the Confederate States of America unanimously elect Jefferson Davis as President and Alexander H. Stephens as Vice President.

Day of marriage May 18, 1892

  • The temperature on May 18, 1892 was about 10.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1892: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • June 30 » The Homestead Strike begins near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
    • July 8 » St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892.
    • September 8 » The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited.
    • September 28 » The first night game for American football takes place in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal.
    • October 21 » Opening ceremonies for the World's Columbian Exposition are held in Chicago, though because construction was behind schedule, the exposition did not open until May 1, 1893.
    • November 8 » The New Orleans general strike begins, uniting black and white American trade unionists in a successful four-day general strike action for the first time.

Day of death September 2, 1941

  • The temperature on September 2, 1941 was between 10.2 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 9.3 hours of sunshine (68%). 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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1941: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
    • January 10 » World War II: The Greek army captures Kleisoura.
    • April 14 » World War II: German general Erwin Rommel attacks Tobruk.
    • October 11 » Beginning of the National Liberation War of Macedonia.
    • October 30 » Holocaust: Fifteen hundred Jews from Pidhaytsi are sent by Nazis to Bełżec extermination camp.
    • November 12 » World War II: Temperatures around Moscow drop to -12°C as the Soviet Union launches ski troops for the first time against the freezing German forces near the city.
    • December 14 » World War II: Japan signs a treaty of alliance with Thailand.

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