Family tree Groot, Schellinkhout » Pieter Cornelisz Groot (1875-1925)

Personal data Pieter Cornelisz Groot 


Household of Pieter Cornelisz Groot

He is married to Neeltje Jans Geel.

They got married on February 20, 1907 at Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 31 years old.


Notes about Pieter Cornelisz Groot

Zijn halfzus Maria Martha schreef in haar levensverhaal : dat Pieter in Zuid Afrika een vrouw en een kind had.
Hij kreeg van zijn vader f 350, - om de boottocht te betalen, maar moest zich verder zien te redden in Zuid-Afrika.
Hij werkte oa in de goudmijnen in Transvaal.
Hij verdiende goed, maar maakte het ook weer op met reizen door Zuid Afrika.
Hij werkte ook als machinist om slaven aan een ketting te vervoeren.
Verhaal Maria Martha schrijft "Gronje" : Mogelijk had Piet contact met Piet Cronjé 1836-1911, een Zuid Afrikaanse generaal tijdens de Boerenoorlog.
Piet is door de Engelsen het land uitgezet, en moest vrouw en kind achterlaten.
Pieter kwam 22 jan. 1902 terug uit Pretoria, Transvaal, Zuid Afrika.
Thuis hadden ze hem dood gewaand.
Hij heeft nog geprobeerd om terug te gaan om vrouw en kind op te halen, maar dat is niet gelukt.
Hier had hij veel verdriet van.

Hij vertrok 20 februari 1907 naar Duisburg, Duitsland.
Pieter staat op de passagierslijst van het schip de "Nieuw Amsterdam".
Vertrek uit Rotterdam. En komt aan op Ellis Island, Amerika 6 juni 1910.
Zijn bestemming was Schreveport, Louisiana.
Hij kocht een tuinderij waar toevallig een oliebron in zat, en verkocht deze aan de Compie Maatschappij.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Pieter Cornelisz Groot

Pieter Pieterz Groot
1821-1899
Marijtje Cornelis Jong
1824-1897
Dirk Pietersz Blokker
1830-1882
Neeltje Pieters Rood
1830-1893

Pieter Cornelisz Groot
1875-1925

1907

Neeltje Jans Geel
1869-< 1960


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    Historical events

    Birthday March 9, 1875

    • The temperature on March 9, 1875 was about 12.3 °C. The air pressure was 46 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
    • In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • March 3 » Georges Bizet's opera Carmen receives its première at the Opéra-Comique in Paris.
      • March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
      • May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
      • June 19 » The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
      • September 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
      • October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.

    Day of marriage February 20, 1907

    • The temperature on February 20, 1907 was between 0.8 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 10.7 mm of rain. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
      • February 9 » The Mud March is the first large procession organised by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS).
      • June 22 » The London Underground's Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opens.
      • July 7 » Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City.
      • August 3 » Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
      • December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.
      • December 21 » The Chilean Army commits a massacre of at least 2,000 striking saltpeter miners in Iquique, Chile.
    

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