Eijsermans family tree » Jacobus Martens (± 1839-1920)

Personal data Jacobus Martens 

  • He was born about 1839 in Ginneken en Bavel.
  • He died on March 8, 1920 in Chaam.
  • This information was last updated on January 11, 2007.

Household of Jacobus Martens

He is married to Petronella Maria Adriana Smeekens.

They got married on May 4, 1878 at Chaam.


Child(ren):

  2. Cornelis Martens  1880-1959 
  3. Elisabeth Martens  1882-1955
  5. Johanna Maria Martens  1885-???? 
  6. Josephina Martens  1890-???? 

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Historical events

Day of marriage May 4, 1878

  • The temperature on May 4, 1878 was about 11.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 21 » The first telephone directory is issued in New Haven, Connecticut.
    • February 22 » In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores.
    • June 10 » League of Prizren is established, to oppose the decisions of the Congress of Berlin and the Treaty of San Stefano, as a consequence of which the Albanian lands in the Balkans were being partitioned and given to the neighbor states of Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Greece.
    • June 15 » Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures.
    • July 13 » Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire.
    • November 17 » First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, receiving an injury in a leg.

Day of death March 8, 1920

  • The temperature on March 8, 1920 was between -1.9 °C and 5.9 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
    • January 17 » Alcohol Prohibition begins in the United States as the Volstead Act goes into effect.
    • February 9 » Under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.
    • February 13 » The Negro National League is formed.
    • May 5 » Authorities arrest Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for alleged robbery and murder.
    • September 17 » The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio.
    • October 30 » The Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney.


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