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Personal data Laurens Merkx 

  • He was born on May 9, 1852 in Hilvarenbeek.
    Geboorteakte Laurens Merkx Hilvarenbeek
    Gemeente Hilvarenbeek
    Brontype boek
    Archiefnummer 908
    Deelnummer 5
    Registernaam Geboorteregister 1852
    Periode register 1852
    Aktenummer 26

    Kind Laurens Merkx
    Geboorteplaats Hilvarenbeek
    Geboortedatum 09-05-1852
    Geslacht m

    Vader Adriaan Merkx

    Moeder Maria Schellekens
  • He died on December 26, 1925 in Hilvarenbeek, he was 73 years old.
    Overlijdensakte Laurens Merkx Hilvarenbeek
    Gemeente Hilvarenbeek
    Brontype boek
    Archiefnummer 908
    Deelnummer 32
    Registernaam Overlijdensregister 1925
    Periode register 1925
    Aktenummer 44

    Overledene Laurens Merkx
    Geboorteplaats Hilvarenbeek
    Plaats overlijden Hilvarenbeek
    Datum overlijden 26-12-1925
    Geslacht m
    Leeftijd 73 jaar

    Relatie Johanna Maria Verbaanderd

    Vader Adriaan Merkx

    Moeder Maria Schellekens
  • A child of Adriaan Merkx and Maria Schellekens
  • This information was last updated on April 12, 2012.

Household of Laurens Merkx

He is married to Johanna Maria Verbaanderd.

They got married on February 10, 1889 at Hilvarenbeek, he was 36 years old.

Huwelijksakte Laurens Merkx 10-02-1889 Hilvarenbeek
Gemeente Hilvarenbeek
Brontype boek
Archiefnummer 908
Deelnummer 18
Registernaam Huwelijksregister 1889
Periode register 1889
Aktenummer 5
Plaats Hilvarenbeek
Datum 10-02-1889

Bruidegom Laurens Merkx
Geboorteplaats Hilvarenbeek
Geboortedatum 09-05-1852
Leeftijd 36 jaren

Bruid Johanna Maria Verbaanderd
Geboorteplaats Haaren
Geboortedatum 09-09-1862
Leeftijd 26 jaren

Vader bruidegom Adriaan Merkx

Moeder bruidegom Maria Schellekens

Vader bruid Hendrik Verbaanderd

Moeder bruid Gertuda van den Oever

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  • The temperature on May 9, 1852 was about 19.9 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 44%. 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.
    • March 17 » Annibale De Gasparis discovers in Naples the asteroid Psyche from the north dome of the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte
    • May 29 » Jenny Lind leaves New York after her two-year American tour.
    • August 3 » Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event.
    • 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.
    • November 16 » The English astronomer John Russell Hind discovers the asteroid 22 Kalliope.
  • The temperature on February 10, 1889 was about -1.1 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 8 » Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator.
    • February 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
    • April 22 » At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
    • May 2 » Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
    • August 13 » William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones."
    • November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.
  • The temperature on December 26, 1925 was between -1.1 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
    • February 15 » The 1925 serum run to Nome: The second delivery of serum arrives in Nome, Alaska.
    • February 28 » The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America.
    • April 30 » Automaker Dodge Brothers, Inc is sold to Dillon, Read & Co. for US$146million plus $50million for charity.
    • June 16 » The most famous Young Pioneer camp of the Soviet Union, Artek, is established.
    • July 18 » Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf.
    • September 17 » Frida Kahlo suffers near-fatal injuries in a bus accident in Mexico, causing her to abandon her medical studies and take up art.


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