Family tree Ham » Katharina Smidt (1865-1947)
Personal data Katharina Smidt
- She was born on March 2, 1865 in Odoornerveen (Odoorn).
- Profession: in the year 1890 Arbeidster.
- She died on November 23, 1947 in Deventer, she was 82 years old.
- A child of Girbe Smidt and Hendrekien Zierts
- This information was last updated on July 29, 2011.
Household of Katharina Smidt
She is married to Willem Boersma.
They got married on December 21, 1888 at Emmen, she was 23 years old.
Child(ren):
- Grietje Boersma 1890-1890
- Willem Boersma ± 1891-????
- Girbe Boersma 1893-1918
- Berend Boersma 1894-????
- Hendrikkien Boersma ± 1896-????
- Johannes Boersma 1897-????
- Katharinus Boersma 1898-????
- Jan Boersma 1899-1909
- Grietje Boersma 1901-
- Wilhelmina Boersma ± 1903-
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Historical events
Birthday March 2, 1865
- The temperature on March 2, 1865 was about 3.4 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 1865: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- March 18 » American Civil War: The Congress of the Confederate States adjourns for the last time.
- April 15 » President Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by actor John Wilkes Booth. Vice President Andrew Johnson becomes President upon Lincoln's death.
- May 12 » American Civil War: The Battle of Palmito Ranch: The first day of the last major land action to take place during the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory.
- June 28 » The Army of the Potomac is disbanded.
- July 14 » First ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party, four of whom die on the descent.
- August 12 » Joseph Lister, British surgeon and scientist, performs 1st antiseptic surgery.
Day of marriage December 21, 1888
- The temperature on December 21, 1888 was about 6.3 °C. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- March 23 » In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time.
- May 13 » With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery.
- June 15 » Crown Prince Wilhelm becomes Kaiser Wilhelm II; he will be the last Emperor of the German Empire. Due to the death of his predecessors Wilhelm I and Frederick III, 1888 is the Year of the Three Emperors.
- June 29 » George Edward Gouraud records Handel's Israel in Egypt onto a phonograph cylinder, thought for many years to be the oldest known recording of music.
- August 5 » Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008.
- October 21 » Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.
Day of death November 23, 1947
- The temperature on November 23, 1947 was between 7.5 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
- April 28 » Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to demonstrate that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia.
- May 3 » New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect.
- July 19 » Korean politician Lyuh Woon-hyung is assassinated.
- October 22 » The Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan begins, having started just after the partition of India.
- November 25 » New Zealand ratifies the Statute of Westminster and thus becomes independent of legislative control by the United Kingdom.
- November 30 » Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel.
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J. Ham, "Family tree Ham", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-ham/I40232.php : accessed February 18, 2026), "Katharina Smidt (1865-1947)".