Family tree Gelderman » Garrit (Gertrude) Brus (1863-1955)
Personal data Garrit (Gertrude) Brus
- She was born on April 20, 1863 in Ruurlo.
- She died on July 2, 1955 in Holland City, Ottawa, Michigan U.S.A, she was 92 years old.
- A child of Johannes Brus and Johanna Antonetta Groot Bluemink
Household of Garrit (Gertrude) Brus
She is married to Gerrit Blok.
They got married on November 2, 1882 at Deventer, she was 19 years old.
Child(ren):
- Maria (Mary) Blok 1883-1955
- Dena Blok 1885-1979
- Antony Blok 1887-1953
- Jacob (James) Blok 1889-1969
- Orray John (Arie) Blok 1894-1983
- Evert Jan Blok 1899-1974
- Martin Blok 1901-1994
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Historical events
Birthday April 20, 1863
- The temperature on April 20, 1863 was about 10.8 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 8 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Springfield.
- January 26 » American Civil War: Governor of Massachusetts John Albion Andrew receives permission from the Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent.
- April 16 » American Civil War: During the Vicksburg Campaign, gunboats commanded by acting Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter run downriver past Confederate artillery batteries at Vicksburg.
- July 19 » American Civil War: Morgan's Raid: At Buffington Island in Ohio, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's raid into the north is mostly thwarted when a large group of his men are captured while trying to escape across the Ohio River.
- November 19 » American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremony for the military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
- November 29 » American Civil War: Battle of Fort Sanders: Union forces under Ambrose Burnside successfully defend Knoxville, Tennessee from Confederate forces under James Longstreet.
Day of marriage November 2, 1882
- The temperature on November 2, 1882 was about 10.0 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- April 3 » American Old West: Robert Ford kills Jesse James.
- May 6 » Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish are stabbed to death by Fenian assassins in Phoenix Park, Dublin.
- June 6 » The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo. The Shewans capture Negus Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, and their victory leads to a Shewan hegemony over the territories south of the Abay River.
- June 28 » The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone.
- July 26 » The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa.
- October 16 » The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business.
Day of death July 2, 1955
- The temperature on July 2, 1955 was between 9.4 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 10.8 hours of sunshine (65%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 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)
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
- April 1 » The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece.
- May 25 » First ascent of Mount Kangchenjunga: A British expedition led by Charles Evans, Joe Brown and George Band reaches the summit of the third-highest mountain in the world (8,586 meters); Norman Hardie and Tony Streather join them the following day.
- June 2 » The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between both countries, discontinued since 1948.
- June 26 » The South African Congress Alliance adopts the Freedom Charter at the Congress of the People in Kliptown.
- July 27 » The Austrian State Treaty restores Austrian sovereignty.
- November 23 » The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia.
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- 1860 » Justinien de Clary, French target shooter († 1933)
- 1871 » Sydney Chapman, English economist and civil servant († 1951)
- 1873 » James Harcourt, English character actor († 1951)
- 1875 » Vladimir Vidrić, Croatian poet and lawyer († 1909)
- 1950 » Thomas William Burgess, English swimmer and water polo player (b. 1872)
- 1955 » Edward Lawson, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1873)
- 1961 » Ernest Hemingway, American novelist, short story writer, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
- 1963 » Alicia Patterson, American publisher, co-founded Newsday (b. 1906)
- 1964 » Fireball Roberts, American race car driver (b. 1929)
- 1966 » Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet and author (b. 1900)
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The Family tree Gelderman publication was prepared by Elly Gelderman.
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Elly Gelderman, "Family tree Gelderman", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-gelderman/I1966.php : accessed February 3, 2026), "Garrit (Gertrude) Brus (1863-1955)".