Family tree Groot, Schellinkhout » Gerard Fokkens (1859-1937)

Personal data Gerard Fokkens 

  • He was born in the year 1859 in Bellingwolde.
  • He died on September 25, 1937 in Zwolle, he was 78 years old.
  • This information was last updated on September 28, 2025.

Household of Gerard Fokkens

(1) He is married to Tjaktje Noor.

They got married on May 25, 1889 at Beerta, he was 30 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Anna Amalia Fokkens  1898-????


(2) He is married to Lamberdina Geerink.

They got married on December 12, 1918 at Zwolle, he was 59 years old.


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerard Fokkens

Gerard Fokkens
1859-1937

(1) 1889

Tjaktje Noor
1864-1917

Anna Amalia Fokkens
1898-????
(2) 1918

Lamberdina Geerink
1865-1933


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Day of marriage December 12, 1918

  • The temperature on December 12, 1918 was between 0.3 °C and 11.5 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 7.3 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 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 1918: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
    • January 8 » U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces his "Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I.
    • May 29 » Armenia defeats the Ottoman Army in the Battle of Sardarabad.
    • October 30 » World War I: Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen, a state union of Kingdom of Hungary and Triune Kingdom of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia is abolished with decisions of Croatian and Hungarian parliaments
    • November 3 » The German Revolution of 1918–19 begins when 40,000 sailors take over the port in Kiel.
    • November 10 » The Western Union Cable Office in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, receives a top-secret coded message from Europe (that would be sent to Ottawa and Washington, D.C.) that said on November 11, 1918, all fighting would cease on land, sea and in the air.
    • November 21 » The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 is passed, allowing women to stand for Parliament in the UK.

Day of death September 25, 1937

  • The temperature on September 25, 1937 was between 6.3 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • April 1 » Spanish Civil War: Jaén, Spain is bombed by German fascist forces, supporting Francoist Nationalists.
    • April 12 » Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
    • May 28 » Volkswagen, the German automobile manufacturer is founded.
    • July 2 » Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan are last heard from over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight.
    • August 13 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Shanghai begins.
    • September 22 » Spanish Civil War: Peña Blanca is taken, ending the Battle of El Mazuco.


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