Family tree Hondema » Jacob Jans (Jake) Soolsma (Solsma) (1870-1966)
Personal data Jacob Jans (Jake) Soolsma (Solsma)
- He was born on May 6, 1870 in Wonseradeel, Nederland.
- He died on May 16, 1966 in O'Brien County, Iowa VS, he was 96 years old.
- He is buried in East Lawn Cemetery, Sheldon, Iowa, VS.
- A child of Jan Soolsma and Trijntje Jacobs Adema
Household of Jacob Jans (Jake) Soolsma (Solsma)
He is married to Maaike (Maggie) Den Hartog.
They got married
Child(ren):
- Catherine Soolsma (Solsma) 1899-1980
- ?? 1909-1959
Notes about Jacob Jans (Jake) Soolsma (Solsma)
De naam Jacob Soolsma werd later verbasterd tot Jake Solsma, vandaar dat er nu in de VS een familietak is met de naam Solsma.
Birth certificate Wonseradeel
Registration date 7 May 1870, sheet no. 40
Jacob Soolsma, born 6 May 1870
son of Jan Soolsma and Trijntje Adema
Bron Burgerlijke stand - Geboorte
Archieflocatie Tresoar, Frysk Histoarysk en Letterkundich Sintrum
Algemeen Gemeente: Wonseradeel
Soort akte: Geboorteakte
Aktenummer: B 40
Aangiftedatum: 07-05-1870
Kind Jacob Soolsma
Geslacht: M
Geboortedatum: 06-05-1870
Vader Jan Soolsma
Moeder Trijntje Adema
Jacob Soolsma, 21 years old, and his brother Johan, 20 years old, arrived at Ellis Island on 17 March 1892. They traveled steerage on the ship Veendam (1871) sailing from Rotterdam, the Netherlands via Boulogne. Jacob and Johan's occupations were listed as laborer and both could read and write. Their traveling destination was Iowa and they had a total of 3 pieces of luggage
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Historical events
Birthday May 6, 1870
- The temperature on May 6, 1870 was about 12.0 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 23 » In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre.
- February 25 » Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress.
- March 1 » Marshal F. S. López dies during the Battle of Cerro Corá thus marking the end of the Paraguayan War.
- July 18 » The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
- August 24 » The Wolseley expedition reaches Manitoba to end the Red River Rebellion.
- December 12 » Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.
Day of death May 16, 1966
- The temperature on May 16, 1966 was between 10.9 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (79%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1966: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.4 million citizens.
- February 3 » The Soviet Union's Luna 9 becomes the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon, and the first spacecraft to take pictures from the surface of the Moon.
- August 16 » Vietnam War: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins investigations of Americans who have aided the Viet Cong. The committee intends to introduce legislation making these activities illegal. Anti-war demonstrators disrupt the meeting and 50 people are arrested.
- October 4 » Basutoland becomes independent from the United Kingdom and is renamed Lesotho.
- November 2 » The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States.
- November 30 » Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
- December 8 » The Greek ship SSHeraklion sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200.
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