Family tree Dunning » Jan Reitsema (1840-1916)
Personal data Jan Reitsema
- He was born on March 2, 1840 in Kommerzijl gem. Grijpskerk.
Geboorte02-03-1840 Kommerzijl gem. Grijpskerk KindJan ReitsemaGeslachtm VaderGerrit Reits ReitsemaMoederTrijntje Jans van der Ploeg BronGeboorteregister Grijpskerk 1840Aktenumme
r 18 - He died on June 30, 1916 in Waarden gem. Grijpskerk, he was 76 years old.
- A child of Gerrit Reits Reitsema and Trijntje Jans van der Ploeg
Household of Jan Reitsema
(1) He is married to Anje Heersema.
They got married on May 15, 1869 at Grijpskerk, Nederland, he was 29 years old.
Huwelijk15-05-1869 Grijpskerk BruidegomJan Reitsema, arbeiderGeborenKommerzijl gem GrijpskerkVaderGerrit Reits Reitsema, arbeiderMoederTrijntje Jans van der Ploeg BruidAnje Heersema
, dienstmeidGeborenNiehove gem OldehoveVaderKornelis Jans Heersema, arbeiderMoederAnktje Pieters Zand BronHuwelijksregister Grijpskerk 1869Aktenummer 11
(2) He is married to Helina Kuipers.
They got married on October 17, 1896 at Grijpskerk, Nederland, he was 56 years old.
Huwelijk17-10-1896 Grijpskerk BruidegomJan Reitsema, arbeiderGeborenKommerzijlVaderGerrit Reits ReitsemaMoederTrijntje Jans van der Ploeg BruidHelina KuipersGeborenGrijpskerkVade
rRenze Jans KuipersMoederGrietje Kornelis Barsema BronHuwelijksregister Grijpskerk 1896Aktenummer 24
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Historical events
Birthday March 2, 1840
- The temperature on March 2, 1840 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: betrokken winderig. 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 1840: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
- February 6 » Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, establishing New Zealand as a British colony.
- February 10 » Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom marries Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
- February 11 » Gaetano Donizetti's opera La fille du régiment receives its first performance in Paris, France.
- May 20 » York Minster is badly damaged by fire.
- June 20 » Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph.
- July 23 » The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union.
Day of marriage October 17, 1896
- The temperature on October 17, 1896 was about 7.7 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- August 16 » Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
- September 22 » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
- November 1 » A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
- December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
- December 30 » Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila.
Day of death June 30, 1916
- The temperature on June 30, 1916 was between 9.4 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
- January 10 » World War I: In the Erzurum Offensive, Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire.
- June 24 » Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
- August 14 » Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary.
- September 19 » World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur capture the town of Tabora after heavy fighting.
- October 27 » Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu V, is defeated by Fitawrari abte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zewditu I.
- November 7 » Woodrow Wilson is reelected as President of the United States.
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