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Personal data Jan Poorta 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Household of Jan Poorta

He is married to Elisabeth van der Laan.

They got married on January 26, 1871 at Wildervank, Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands, he was 27 years old.Sources 5, 6


Child(ren):

  1. Wubbo Poorta  1873-1916
  2. Berendtje Poorta  ± 1876-???? 
  3. Jakob Poorta  1879-????
  4. Tijsiena Poorta  1881-1974 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Poorta

Jan Poorta
1843-1918

1871

Elisabeth van der Laan
1841-1920

Wubbo Poorta
1873-1916
Berendtje Poorta
± 1876-????
Jakob Poorta
1879-????
Tijsiena Poorta
1881-1974

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Sources

  1. Web: Netherlands, Graftombe Index, 1779-2003, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  2. Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  3. Netherlands, Death Index, 1795-1969, Ancestry.com, AlleGroningers; Den Haag, Nederland; Burgerlijke stand (overlijdensakten) / Ancestry.com
  4. Netherlands, Birth Index, 1784-1917, Ancestry.com, AlleGroningers; Den Haag, Nederland; BS Birth / Ancestry.com
  5. Netherlands, Civil Marriage Index, 1795-1950, Ancestry.com, AlleGroningers; Den Haag, Nederland; BS Marriage / Ancestry.com
  6. Ancestry Family Tree, Poorta Family Tree (Tree Owner: Alice Poorta)

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Birthday April 23, 1843

  • The temperature on April 23, 1843 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: half bewolkt. 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).
  • In the year 1843: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • May 18 » The Disruption in Edinburgh of the Free Church of Scotland from the Church of Scotland.
    • August 15 » The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu, Hawaii is dedicated. Now the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, it is the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral in continuous use in the United States.
    • October 1 » The News of the World tabloid begins publication in London, UK.
    • October 13 » In New York City, B'nai B'rith, the oldest Jewish service organization in the world, is founded.
    • October 30 » Fuerte Bulnes, the first Chilean settlement in the strait of Magellan, is founded.
    • December 16 » The discovery of octonions by John T. Graves, who denoted them with a boldface O, was announced to his mathematician friend William Hamilton, discoverer of quaternions, in a letter on this date.

Day of marriage January 26, 1871

  • The temperature on January 26, 1871 was about -4.2 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 3 » In the Battle of Bapaume, an engagement in the Franco-Prussian War, General Louis Faidherbe's forces bring about a Prussian retreat.
    • March 21 » Otto von Bismarck is appointed as the first Chancellor of the German Empire.
    • March 28 » The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.
    • May 28 » The Paris Commune falls after two months.
    • July 29 » The Connecticut Valley Railroad opens between Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Hartford, Connecticut in the United States.
    • October 8 » The Great Chicago Fire and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire break out.

Day of death September 25, 1918

  • The temperature on September 25, 1918 was between 8.7 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
    • March 21 » World War I: The first phase of the German Spring Offensive, Operation Michael, begins.
    • August 2 » The first general strike in Canadian history takes place in Vancouver.
    • August 8 » World War I: The Battle of Amiens begins a string of almost continuous Allied victories with a push through the German front lines (Hundred Days Offensive).
    • August 13 » Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) established as a public company in Germany.
    • October 28 » First World War: A new Polish government in western Galicia is established, triggering the Polish–Ukrainian War.
    • November 3 » Austria-Hungary enters into the Armistice of Villa Giusti with the Allies, and the Habsburg-ruled empire dissolves.


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