Family tree Aurik » Jan de Vries (1843-1931)
Personal data Jan de Vries
- He was born on September 10, 1843 in Graft, Noord-Holland, Nederland.
- Profession: Smid/ketelmaker.
- He died on July 27, 1931 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 87 years old.
- A child of Dirk de Vries and Aafjen Vlug
- This information was last updated on December 3, 2025.
Household of Jan de Vries
He is married to Jannetje de Vries.
They got married on November 10, 1867 at Monnickendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 24 years old.
Child(ren):
- Gerrit de Vries 1868-????
- Simon de Vries 1879-????
- Jannetje de Vries 1881-????
- Klaas de Vries 1883-????
- Jan de Vries 1886-????
- Johan de Vries 1890-????
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Historical events
Birthday September 10, 1843
- The temperature on September 10, 1843 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: half bewolkt weerlicht regen. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.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.
- February 6 » The first minstrel show in the United States, The Virginia Minstrels, opens (Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City).
- February 11 » Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata receives its first performance in Milan, Italy.
- May 18 » The Disruption in Edinburgh of the Free Church of Scotland from the Church of Scotland.
- June 26 » Treaty of Nanking comes into effect, Hong Kong Island is ceded to the British "in perpetuity".
- August 15 » Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest still intact amusement parks in the world, opens in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- September 21 » John Williams Wilson takes possession of the Strait of Magellan on behalf of the Chilean government.
Day of marriage November 10, 1867
- The temperature on November 10, 1867 was about 10.3 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- In the year 1867: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- April 1 » Singapore becomes a British crown colony.
- May 15 » Canadian Bank of Commerce opens for business in Toronto, Ontario. The bank would later merge with Imperial Bank of Canada to become what is CIBC in 1961.
- June 8 » Coronation of Franz Joseph as King of Hungary following the Austro-Hungarian compromise (Ausgleich).
- July 1 » The British North America Act takes effect as the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia join into confederation to create the modern nation of Canada. Sir John A. Macdonald is sworn in as the first Prime Minister of Canada. This date is commemorated annually in Canada as Canada Day, a national holiday.
- October 18 » United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day.
- October 21 » The Medicine Lodge Treaty is signed by southern Great Plains Indian leaders. The treaty requires Native American Plains tribes to relocate to a reservation in western Oklahoma.
Day of death July 27, 1931
- The temperature on July 27, 1931 was between 11.8 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 4.8 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (34%). 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
- January 7 » Guy Menzies flies the first solo non-stop trans-Tasman flight (from Australia to New Zealand) in 11 hours and 45 minutes, crash-landing on New Zealand's west coast.
- March 3 » The United States adopts The Star-Spangled Banner as its national anthem.
- March 15 » SSViking explodes off Newfoundland, killing 27 of the 147 on board.
- June 23 » Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine plane.
- September 30 » Start of "Die Voortrekkers" youth movement for Afrikaners in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
- December 5 » Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow was destroyed on orders from Joseph Stalin.
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- 1852 » Hans Niels Andersen, Danish businessman, founded the East Asiatic Company († 1937)
- 1921 » Myrddin Fardd, Welsh writer and antiquarian scholar (b. 1836)
- 1924 » Ferruccio Busoni, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1866)
- 1931 » Auguste Forel, Swiss neuroanatomist and psychiatrist (b. 1848)
- 1938 » Tom Crean, Irish seaman and explorer (b. 1877)
- 1941 » Alfred Henry O'Keeffe, New Zealand painter and educator (b. 1858)
- 1942 » Karl Pärsimägi, Estonian painter (b. 1902)
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Peter Aurik, "Family tree Aurik", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-aurik/I1682.php : accessed February 25, 2026), "Jan de Vries (1843-1931)".