Eijsermans family tree » Gerke Joustra (1872-1951)

Personal data Gerke Joustra 

  • He was born on February 24, 1872 in Dokkum.
  • Profession: Fabrieksarbeider, werkman, glazenwasser.
    _UID 237F93D8-26F7-492E-B19A-44C7B9C4C233
    RIN MH:IF3705
  • Resident:
    • Dokkum|Friesland|Netherlands.
      _UID D010EAA0-FD73-4C06-96AA-B270BA0A21E3
      RIN MH:IF35724
    • Leeuwarden|Friesland|Netherlands.
      _UID D2B8FCF3-9883-4650-8D76-32C281D04EAC
      RIN MH:IF74118
  • He died on June 14, 1951 in Leeuwarden, he was 79 years old.
  • This information was last updated on June 25, 2014.

Household of Gerke Joustra

He is married to Petronella Geertruida Stienstra.

They got married


Child(ren):

  2. Andrieske Joustra  1897-1898
  4. Klaas Joustra  1900-1900
  5. Marinus Joustra  1900-1900
  7. N.N. Joustra  1904-1904
  8. Klaas Joustra  1905-1905
  10. Christina Joustra  1908-1995
  12. Lammert Joustra  1911-1981
  13. Klaas Joustra  1913-2004 

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Birthday February 24, 1872

  • The temperature on February 24, 1872 was about 7.6 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 5 » George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
    • May 10 » Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
    • May 22 » Reconstruction Era: President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act into law, restoring full civil and political rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
    • July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
    • November 9 » The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
    • December 21 » Challenger expedition: HMSChallenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.

Day of death June 14, 1951

  • The temperature on June 14, 1951 was between 12.0 °C and 25.4 °C and averaged 19.1 °C. There was 13.6 hours of sunshine (81%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1951: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
    • February 6 » The Canadian Army enters combat in the Korean War.
    • February 25 » The first Pan American Games are officially opened in Buenos Aires by Argentine President Juan Perón.
    • April 17 » The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park.
    • November 2 » Canada in the Korean War: A platoon of The Royal Canadian Regiment defends a vital area against a full battalion of Chinese troops in the Battle of the Song-gok Spur. The engagement lasts into the early hours the next day.
    • November 15 » Greek resistance leader Nikos Beloyannis, along with 11 resistance members, is sentenced to death by the court-martial.
    • December 20 » The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs.


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