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Personal data Willem van Essen 


Household of Willem van Essen

He is married to Evertje Mouw.

They got married on April 18, 1885 at Apeldoorn, he was 20 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Evert van Essen  1880-1934 
  2. Heintje van Essen  1885-1962
  3. Jan van Essen  1889-1969
  4. Gerrit van Essen  1891-1971
  5. Teuntje van Essen  1895-1898
  6. Willem van Essen  1899-1985
  7. Steven van Essen  1901-1989

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem van Essen

Hendrik Gerrits van Essen
1798-1868
Berendje Bos
1804-1879
Willem Gerrits van Essen
1796-1859
Geertjen Jonker
1804-1890

Willem van Essen
1864-1947

1885

Evertje Mouw
1859-1924

Evert van Essen
1880-1934
Heintje van Essen
1885-1962
Jan van Essen
1889-1969
Gerrit van Essen
1891-1971
Teuntje van Essen
1895-1898
Willem van Essen
1899-1985
Steven van Essen
1901-1989

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Birthday August 19, 1864

  • The temperature on August 19, 1864 was about 18.7 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 51%. 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 1864: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • May 13 » American Civil War: Battle of Resaca: The battle begins with Union General Sherman fighting toward Atlanta.
    • June 12 » American Civil War, Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: Ulysses S. Grant gives the Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee a victory when he pulls his Union troops from their position at Cold Harbor, Virginia and moves south.
    • July 22 » American Civil War: Battle of Atlanta: Outside Atlanta, Confederate General John Bell Hood leads an unsuccessful attack on Union troops under General William T. Sherman on Bald Hill.
    • August 23 » American Civil War: The Union Navy captures Fort Morgan, Alabama, thus breaking Confederate dominance of all ports on the Gulf of Mexico except Galveston, Texas.
    • August 31 » During the American Civil War, Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an assault on Atlanta.
    • November 15 » American Civil War: Union General William Tecumseh Sherman begins Sherman's March to the Sea.

Day of marriage April 18, 1885

  • The temperature on April 18, 1885 was about 21.3 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 25%. 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 year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 17 » A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
    • January 26 » Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.
    • March 23 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hưng Hóa, northern Vietnam.
    • April 24 » American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
    • April 30 » Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
    • May 2 » Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.

Day of death April 7, 1947

  • The temperature on April 7, 1947 was between 7.3 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 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.
    • January 1 » Cold War: The American and British occupation zones in Allied-occupied Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, which later (with the French zone) became part of West Germany.
    • January 1 » The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen.
    • April 9 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 22 relating to Corfu Channel incident is adopted.
    • April 30 » In Nevada, Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam.
    • September 15 » Typhoon Kathleen hit the Kantō region in Japan killing 1,077.
    • September 18 » The National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency are established in the United States by the National Security Act. It also establishes the Air Force as an equal partner of the Army and Navy.


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