Stambomen Quist » Benjamin van Steenwijk (1823-1876)

Personal data Benjamin van Steenwijk 

  • He was born in the year 1823 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland NED.
  • Profession: Sigarenmaker.
  • He died on December 28, 1876 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland NED, he was 53 years old.
    Akte 1949.

  • He is buried in Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland NED.
  • A child of Benjamin van Steenwijk and Carolina Lamars

Household of Benjamin van Steenwijk

(1) He is married to Maria van Dijen.

They were married in church about 1850.


(2) He is married to Elisabeth Apolonia Quist.

Benjamin VAN STEENWIJK en Elisabeth Apolonia QUIST.

They got married on April 4, 1860 at Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland NED, he was 37 years old.

Akte 80.


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Benjamin van Steenwijk

Carolina Lamars
± 1800-< 1860

Benjamin van Steenwijk
1823-1876

(1) ± 1850

Maria van Dijen
± 1823-< 1860

(2) 1860

Elisabeth Apolonia Quist
1834-1905

Carolina van Steenwijk
1861-1918
Christiaan Benjamin van Steenwijk
1862-1863
Benjamin van Steenwijk
1865-1924
Neeltje van Steenwijk
1867-1938
Abraham Marinus van Steenwijk
1871-????

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Historical events

Day of marriage April 4, 1860

  • The temperature on April 4, 1860 was about 6.9 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. 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 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).
  • 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).
  • In the year 1860: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • February 27 » Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that is largely responsible for his election to the Presidency.
    • May 5 » Giuseppe Garibaldi sets sail from Genoa, leading the expedition of the Thousand to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and giving birth to the Kingdom of Italy.
    • May 27 » Giuseppe Garibaldi begins his attack on Palermo, Sicily, as part of the Italian unification.
    • September 20 » The future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom begins the first visit to North America by a Prince of Wales.
    • December 20 » South Carolina becomes the first state to attempt to secede from the United States.
    • December 29 » The launch of HMSWarrior, with her combination of screw propeller, iron hull and iron armour, renders all previous warships obsolete.

Day of death December 28, 1876

  • The temperature on December 28, 1876 was about 9.6 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 2 » The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.
    • February 26 » Japan and Korea sign a treaty granting Japanese citizens extraterritoriality rights, opening three ports to Japanese trade, and ending Korea's status as a tributary state of Qing dynasty China.
    • April 22 » The first game in the history of the National League was played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. This game is often pointed to as the beginning of Major League Baseball.
    • May 10 » The Centennial Exposition is opened in Philadelphia.
    • August 31 » Ottoman Sultan Murad V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid II.
    • November 23 » Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.


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