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Personal data Gerrit Roetman 

  • He was born on October 25, 1829 in Zwollerkerspel.
  • He died on November 10, 1907 in Orange City-Iowa-USA, he was 78 years old.
  • This information was last updated on September 12, 2014.

Household of Gerrit Roetman

(1) He is married to Geesje Docter.

They got married on April 4, 1861 at Zwollerkerspel, he was 31 years old.


(2) He is married to Marrigje Kanis.

They got married on February 17, 1876 at Zwollerkerspel, he was 46 years old.

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Birthday October 25, 1829

  • The temperature on October 25, 1829 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. 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 1829: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 24 » The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, allowing Catholics to serve in Parliament.
    • May 2 » After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of HMSChallenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia.
    • June 5 » HMSPickle captures the armed slave ship Voladora off the coast of Cuba.
    • October 1 » South African College is founded in Cape Town, South Africa. It will later separate into the University of Cape Town and the South African College Schools.
    • October 8 » Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials.
    • November 30 » First Welland Canal opens for a trial run, five years to the day from the ground breaking.

Day of death November 10, 1907

  • The temperature on November 10, 1907 was between 3.4 °C and 12.4 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • January 6 » Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy.
    • August 17 » Pike Place Market, a popular tourist destination and registered historic district in Seattle, opened.
    • November 9 » The Cullinan Diamond is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday.
    • December 8 » King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
    • December 14 » The Thomas W. Lawson, the largest ever ship without a heat engine, runs aground and founders near the Hellweather's Reef within the Isles of Scilly in a gale. The pilot and 15 seamen die.
    • December 19 » Two hundred thirty-nine coal miners die in the Darr Mine Disaster in Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania.


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