Family tree Jan Werkman » Harry Achterhof (1874-1952)

Personal data Harry Achterhof 

  • He was born on October 31, 1874 in Holland Ottawa Michigan, Verenigde Staten.
  • He died on December 18, 1952 in Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten, he was 78 years old.
  • He is buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery, Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, Verenigde Staten.
  • A child of Jacob Achterhof and Trientje Kat
  • This information was last updated on September 20, 2018.

Household of Harry Achterhof

He is married to Gezina Wiegrink.

They got married.


Child(ren):

  1. Trientje Achterhof  1899-1982
  2. John H. Achterhof  1903-1968
  3. Grace Achterhof  1905-1914

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Harry Achterhof?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


Timeline Harry Achterhof

  This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info. Symbols used: grootouders grandparents   ouders parents   broers-zussen brothers/sisters   kinderen children

Ancestors (and descendant) of Harry Achterhof

Willem Jakobs Achterhof
1816-1853
Janna Pieters Buikema
1816-1901
Heere Jans Kat
1816-1884
Jantje Berends Kampen
1819-1912
Trientje Kat
1852-1922

Harry Achterhof
1874-1952


Gezina Wiegrink
1880-± 1963

Trientje Achterhof
1899-1982
John H. Achterhof
1903-1968
Grace Achterhof
1905-1914

With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).


Visualize another relationship

The data shown has no sources.

Matches in other publications

This person also appears in the publication:

Historical events

Birthday October 31, 1874

  • The temperature on October 31, 1874 was about 6.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 21 » The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first edition.
    • June 29 » Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" leveling complaints against King George. Trikoupis is elected Prime Minister of Greece the next year.
    • July 1 » The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.
    • July 23 » Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India.
    • August 5 » Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
    • October 9 » The Universal Postal Union is created by the Treaty of Bern.

Day of death December 18, 1952

  • The temperature on December 18, 1952 was between -2.9 °C and 3.7 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (21%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
    • February 21 » The Bengali Language Movement protests occur at the University of Dhaka in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
    • June 13 » Catalina affair: A Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter.
    • July 23 » General Muhammad Naguib leads the Free Officers Movement (formed by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the real power behind the coup) in overthrowing King Farouk of Egypt.
    • September 8 » The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation makes its first televised broadcast on the second escape of the Boyd Gang.
    • October 14 » Korean War: The Battle of Triangle Hill is the biggest and bloodiest battle of 1952.
    • November 4 » The United States government establishes the National Security Agency, or NSA.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Achterhof


The Family tree Jan Werkman publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Jan Werkman, "Family tree Jan Werkman", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-jan-werkman/I98304.php : accessed September 23, 2024), "Harry Achterhof (1874-1952)".