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Personal data Derk Henry Boelkens 

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Household of Derk Henry Boelkens

He is married to Geessien "Grace" Flikkema.

They got married on August 10, 1889 at Montague, Muskegon Co., Michigan, Verenigde Staten, he was 30 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Katie Boelkens  1889-1908
  2. Nellie Boelkens  1890-1942 
  3. Albert D. Boelkens  1892-1970 
  4. Swaantje Boelkens  1894-1895
  5. Harry Boelkens  1901-1980
  6. Rica Boelkens  1906-1995 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Derk Henry Boelkens

Derk Henry Boelkens
1859-1923

1889

Geessien "Grace" Flikkema
1870-1942

Katie Boelkens
1889-1908
Nellie Boelkens
1890-1942
Albert D. Boelkens
1892-1970
Swaantje Boelkens
1894-1895
Harry Boelkens
1901-1980
Rica Boelkens
1906-1995

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Sources

  1. Netherlands, Birth Index, 1784-1917, Ancestry.com, AlleGroningers; Den Haag, Nederland; Burgerlijke stand (geboorteakten) / Ancestry.com
  2. Web: Muskegon County, Michigan, Death Index, 1867-1965, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  3. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  4. Michigan, County Marriage Records, 1822-1940, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  5. Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Ancestry.com, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan / Ancestry.com

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Birthday May 31, 1859

  • The temperature on May 31, 1859 was about 25.0 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 51%. 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.
    • January 24 » The United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia (later named Romania) is formed as a personal union under the rule of Domnitor Alexandru Ioan Cuza.
    • February 19 » Daniel E. Sickles, a New York Congressman, is acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity.
    • June 24 » Battle of Solferino (Battle of the Three Sovereigns): Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy.
    • July 30 » First ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
    • August 3 » The American Dental Association is founded in Niagara Falls, New York.
    • August 28 » The Carrington event is the strongest geomagnetic storm on record to strike the Earth. Electrical telegraph service is widely disrupted.

Day of marriage August 10, 1889

  • The temperature on August 10, 1889 was about 16.7 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 15 » The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta.
    • February 9 » US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
    • February 11 » Meiji Constitution of Japan is adopted.
    • May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
    • July 8 » The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
    • November 11 » The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States.

Day of death April 5, 1923

  • The temperature on April 5, 1923 was between 1.0 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 11.4 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
    • March 3 » TIME magazine is published for the first time.
    • April 26 » The Duke of York weds Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey.
    • June 27 » Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH.4B biplane.
    • July 1 » The Parliament of Canada suspends all Chinese immigration.
    • July 24 » The Treaty of Lausanne, settling the boundaries of modern Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Greece, Bulgaria and other countries that fought in World War I.
    • October 15 » The German Rentenmark is introduced in Germany to counter hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic.


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