Smith/Lit Family Tree » Gerrit Jan van de Waal (1828-????)

Personal data Gerrit Jan van de Waal 


Household of Gerrit Jan van de Waal

Waarschuwing Attention: Wife (Mechtelina Maria Lit) is also his cousin.

He is married to Mechtelina Maria Lit.

They got married on October 8, 1863 at Veenendaal, Netherlands, he was 35 years old.


Child(ren):

  3. Roelof van de Waal  1874-1950

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    Historical events

    Day of marriage October 8, 1863

    • The temperature on October 8, 1863 was about 17.9 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • January 1 » American Civil War: The Emancipation Proclamation takes effect in Confederate territory.
      • February 17 » A group of citizens of Geneva founded an International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, which later became known as the International Committee of the Red Cross.
      • April 17 » American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi.
      • May 21 » American Civil War: The Union Army succeeds in closing off the last escape route from Port Hudson, Louisiana, in preparation for the coming siege.
      • June 14 » Second Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson during the American Civil War.
      • August 8 » American Civil War: Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt).

    About the surname Van de Waal


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    David Smith, "Smith/Lit Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/smith-lit-family-tree/P626.php : accessed May 10, 2025), "Gerrit Jan van de Waal (1828-????)".