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Personal data Willem Jacobs Hoekstra 

  • He was born on February 18, 1845 in Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland.Source 1
    Geboorteregister 1845,
    archiefnummer 30-11,
    Burgerlijke Stand Ferwerderadeel - Tresoar,
    inventarisnummer 1019, blad 024
    Gemeente: Ferwerderadeel
    Periode: 1845
    Tijdstip: 17:00
  • Birth registration on February 19, 1845.Source 2
  • He died on February 19, 1919 in Dronrijp, Friesland, Nederland, he was 74 years old.Source 3
    Overlijdensregister 1919,
    archiefnummer 30-25,
    Burgerlijke Stand Menaldumadeel - Tresoar,
    inventarisnummer 3054,
    aktenummer 0032
    Gemeente: Menaldumadeel
    Periode: 1919
    Tijdstip: 03:30
  • Death registration on February 19, 1919.Source 4
  • This information was last updated on May 20, 2025.

Household of Willem Jacobs Hoekstra

He is married to Janke Johannes Dijkstra.

They got married on May 23, 1872 at Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 27 years old.Source 3

Huwelijksregister 1872,
archiefnummer 30-25,
Burgerlijke Stand Menaldumadeel - Tresoar,
inventarisnummer 2024,
aktenummer 0049
Gemeente: Menaldumadeel
Periode: 1872

Child(ren):



Notes about Willem Jacobs Hoekstra

V = Jacob Meintes Hoekstra
M = Sjoukje Jans Postma

D = Yke (* 1873-03-01 + 1942-06-25)

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Jacobs Hoekstra

Willem Jacobs Hoekstra
1845-1919

1872

Janke Johannes Dijkstra
1841-1924

Sjoukje Willems Hoekstra
1881-1960

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Sources

  1. Burgerlijke Stand Ferwerderadeel
  2. Gemeente: Ferwerderadeel
  3. Burgerlijke Stand Menaldumadeel
  4. Gemeente: Menaldumadeel

Historical events

Birthday February 18, 1845

  • The temperature on February 18, 1845 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: betrokken dampig. 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 year 1845: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • March 1 » United States President John Tyler signs a bill authorizing the United States to annex the Republic of Texas.
    • March 13 » Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto receives its première performance in Leipzig with Ferdinand David as soloist.
    • July 4 » Henry David Thoreau moves into a small cabin on Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Thoreau's account of his two years there, Walden, will become a touchstone of the environmental movement.
    • August 28 » The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published.
    • November 20 » Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata: Battle of Vuelta de Obligado.
    • December 29 » In accordance with International Boundary delimitation, the United States annexes the Republic of Texas, following the manifest destiny doctrine. The Republic of Texas, which had been independent since the Texas Revolution of 1836, is thereupon admitted as the 28th U.S. state.

Day of marriage May 23, 1872

  • The temperature on May 23, 1872 was about 17.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 48%. 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.
    • February 22 » The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
    • March 1 » Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
    • March 16 » The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
    • March 22 » Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
    • May 10 » Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
    • July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.

Day of death February 19, 1919

  • The temperature on February 19, 1919 was between -0.5 °C and 2.2 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 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 1919: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
    • January 22 » Act Zluky is signed, unifying the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian National Republic.
    • February 17 » The Ukrainian People's Republic asks Entente and the US for help fighting the Bolsheviks.
    • May 8 » Edward George Honey proposes the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate the Armistice of 11 November 1918 which ended World War I.
    • June 14 » John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight.
    • December 3 » After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, including two collapses causing 89 deaths, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic.
    • December 26 » Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox is sold to the New York Yankees by owner Harry Frazee, allegedly establishing the Curse of the Bambino superstition.


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