Family tree Hegeman » Elizabeth Terpstra (1881-1962)
Personal data Elizabeth Terpstra
- She was born on August 21, 1881 in Wymbritseradeel, Nederland.
- She died on May 7, 1962 in Wymbritseradeel, Nederland, she was 80 years old.
- A child of frans Terpstra and Jeltje Sybrandy
Household of Elizabeth Terpstra
She is married to Otte Hoekstra.
They got married on May 14, 1904 at Wymbritseradeel, Nederland, she was 22 years old.
Child(ren):
- Jeltje Hoekstra 1905-
- Sjoerd Hoekstra 1907-
- Tjitske Hoekstra 1908-
- Akke Hoekstra 1910-
- Geertruida Hoekstra 1911-
- Francisca Hoekstra 1912-
- Frans Hoekstra ± 1914-
- Yfke Hoekstra ± 1915-
- Stillborn Hoekstra- 1915-1915
- Wybe Hoekstra- 1916-1917
- Stillborn Hoekstra- 1917-1917
- Wybe Hoekstra 1919-2011
- Nicolaas Hoekstra- 1921-1922
- Maria Hoekstra- 1923-1923
- Nicolaas Hoekstra 1926-2013
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Historical events
Birthday August 21, 1881
- The temperature on August 21, 1881 was about 12.3 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 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 1881: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 25 » Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company.
- March 1 » The first Minnesota State Capitol burns down.
- April 28 » Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
- June 14 » The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of Sarawak.
- July 2 » Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James A. Garfield (who will die of complications from his wounds on September 19).
- November 19 » A meteorite lands near the village of Grossliebenthal, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine.
Day of marriage May 14, 1904
- The temperature on May 14, 1904 was between 9.5 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
- February 22 » The United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina; the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908.
- February 28 » S.L. Benfica is founded in Portugal.
- May 21 » The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.
- August 10 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place.
- October 4 » The IFK Göteborg football club is founded in Sweden.
- December 3 » The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory.
Day of death May 7, 1962
- The temperature on May 7, 1962 was between 9.4 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (11%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
- February 8 » Charonne massacre. Nine trade unionists are killed by French police at the instigation of Nazi collaborator Maurice Papon, then chief of the Paris Prefecture of Police.
- March 4 » A Caledonian Airways Douglas DC-7 crashes shortly after takeoff from Cameroon, killing 111 - the worst crash of a DC-7.
- March 16 » A Flying Tiger Line Super Constellation disappears in the western Pacific Ocean, with all 107 aboard missing and presumed dead.
- July 13 » In an unprecedented action, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismisses seven members of his Cabinet, marking the effective end of the National Liberals as a distinct force within British politics.
- August 16 » Pete Best is discharged from The Beatles, to be replaced two days later by Ringo Starr.
- November 24 » The influential British satirical television programme That Was the Week That Was is first broadcast.
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The Family tree Hegeman publication was prepared by Ferry Hegeman.
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Ferry Hegeman, "Family tree Hegeman", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-hegeman/I76868.php : accessed January 29, 2026), "Elizabeth Terpstra (1881-1962)".