Family tree De Backer - Evers » Léonard Steels (1852-1926)

Personal data Léonard Steels 

  • He was born on October 9, 1852 in Waasmunster.
    A .6.00 Heures du soir - Acte de naissance n° 159 page 27.
  • Profession: Frappeur-Forgeron-Ouvrier d'usine.
  • (Military Service) in Tienen: Comment la famille STEELS de Waasmunster est-elle arrivée à Tirlemont?|En ce temps là (1798-1909), le service militaire n’était pas encore obligatoire pour tous les hommes. Les soldats miliciens étaient désignés par tirage au sort et la quantité, tout comme la durée, (1/2/3 ans) dépendaient des besoins du moment.|C’est ainsi que les frères STEELS Gustave et Leonard de la famille STEELS Petrus & LATTEUR Maria de Waasmunster furent enrôlés dans l’armée et casernés à Tirlemont pendant 3 ans. Ils y firent la connaissance de deux jeunes-filles et y installèrent leur ménage..
  • He died on October 10, 1926 in Tienen, he was 74 years old.

Household of Léonard Steels

He is married to Elisabetha Christiaens.

They got married on February 14, 1881 at Tienen, he was 28 years old.


Child(ren):

  2. Christine Steels  1883-????
  5. Raymond Steels  1890-1979
  6. Louis Steels  1892-1949

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Historical events

Birthday October 9, 1852

  • The temperature on October 9, 1852 was about 10.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. 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 Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1852: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • February 14 » Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, the first hospital in England to provide in-patient beds specifically for children, is founded in London.
    • August 21 » Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory.
    • September 11 » Outbreak of Revolution of September 11 resulting in the State of Buenos Aires declaring independence as a Republic.
    • September 24 » The first airship powered by (a steam) engine, created by Henri Giffard, travels 17 miles (27km) from Paris to Trappes.
    • November 4 » Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, becomes the prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, which soon expands to become Italy.
    • December 2 » Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of the French as Napoleon III.

Day of marriage February 14, 1881

  • The temperature on February 14, 1881 was about -2.4 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. 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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 24 » China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty.
    • April 16 » In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.
    • May 10 » Carol I is crowned the King of the Romanian Kingdom.
    • June 29 » In Sudan, Muhammad Ahmad declares himself to be the Mahdi, the messianic redeemer of Islam.
    • July 2 » Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James A. Garfield (who will die of complications from his wounds on September 19).
    • November 19 » A meteorite lands near the village of Grossliebenthal, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine.

Day of death October 10, 1926

  • The temperature on October 10, 1926 was between 5.7 °C and 14.5 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 11.2 mm of rain. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
    • January 8 » Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz.
    • April 24 » The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
    • July 23 » Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.
    • August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
    • September 8 » Germany is admitted to the League of Nations.
    • November 11 » The United States Numbered Highway System is established.


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