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Personal data Willem Potze 


Household of Willem Potze

He is married to Janna Sikkens.

They got married on May 3, 1879 at Vlagtwedde, he was 26 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Zwaantje Potze  1880-1918
  2. Jan Potze  1882-1972 
  3. Roelf Potze  1884-1931 
  4. Geessien Potze  1886-1969
  5. Jantje Potze  1890-1893
  6. Hendrik Potze  1895-1969 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Potze

Wolter Jans Potze
1786-1852
Hadewiech Jans Kiers
1791-1867
Willem Jans Kiers
1786-1861
Grietien Jans Luth
1791-1837

Willem Potze
1852-1933

1879

Janna Sikkens
1857-1931

Zwaantje Potze
1880-1918
Jan Potze
1882-1972
Roelf Potze
1884-1931
Geessien Potze
1886-1969
Jantje Potze
1890-1893
Hendrik Potze
1895-1969

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Sources

  1. Geboorteakte nr 60
  2. Overlijdensakte nr 68
  3. Huwelijksakte nr 18

Historical events

Birthday September 29, 1852

  • The temperature on September 29, 1852 was about 14.9 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    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.
    • February 14 » Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, the first hospital in England to provide in-patient beds specifically for children, is founded in London.
    • March 1 » Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton, is appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
    • May 29 » Jenny Lind leaves New York after her two-year American tour.
    • September 11 » Outbreak of Revolution of September 11 resulting in the State of Buenos Aires declaring independence as a Republic.
    • September 24 » The first airship powered by (a steam) engine, created by Henri Giffard, travels 17 miles (27km) from Paris to Trappes.
    • October 11 » The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.

Day of marriage May 3, 1879

  • The temperature on May 3, 1879 was about 10.9 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 1879: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 8 » Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
    • March 11 » Shō Tai formally abdicated his position of King of Ryūkyū, under orders from Tokyo, ending the Ryukyu Kingdom.
    • July 1 » Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
    • July 8 » Sailing ship USSJeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
    • August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
    • October 22 » Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasts 13​⁄2 hours before burning out).

Day of death June 7, 1933

  • The temperature on June 7, 1933 was between 13.4 °C and 24.7 °C and averaged 18.9 °C. There was 14.5 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
    • February 27 » Reichstag fire: Germany's parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, is set on fire; Marinus van der Lubbe, a young Dutch Communist claims responsibility.
    • April 7 » Prohibition in the United States is repealed for beer of no more than 3.2% alcohol by weight, eight months before the ratification of the XXI amendment. (Now celebrated as National Beer Day in the United States.)
    • May 10 » Censorship: In Germany, the Nazis stage massive public book burnings.
    • September 26 » As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, "Don't shoot, G-Men!", which becomes a nickname for FBI agents.
    • November 7 » Fiorello H. La Guardia is elected the 99th mayor of New York City.
    • December 15 » The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution officially becomes effective, repealing the Eighteenth Amendment that prohibited the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol.


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