Family tree Kaper » Geertje Boomsma (1850-1891)
Personal data Geertje Boomsma
- She was born on May 22, 1850 in Skingen, FR, NLD.Source 1
- She died on July 24, 1891 in Zeeland, MI, USA, she was 41 years old.
- She is buried in Vriesland Cemetary, Michigan, Verenigde Staten.
- A child of Sjoerd Boomsma and Grietje Wybes de Jong
Household of Geertje Boomsma
She is married to Jan Kaper.
Imigreren met de 4 jarige Albert naar America in 1881
They got married on May 18, 1876 at Het Bildt, FR, NLD, she was 25 years old.Source 2
Child(ren):
- Kaper 1880-1880
- Kaper 1882-1882
- Geertje Kaper 1883-1963
- Frank Kaper 1890-1907
Event (Emigratie) in the year 1881 in USA .
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Sources
- BS Geboorte Geertje Boomsma, via https://www.wiewaswie.nl/nl/detail/72290..., May 24, 1850
hoofdpersoonnaam=Geertje Boomsma hoofdpersoongeslacht=Vrouw hoofdpersoongebdatum=22-05-1850 hoofdpersoongebplaats=Menaldumadeel hoofdpersoonvader=Sjoerd Franzes Boomsma hoofdpersoonmoeder=Grietje Wybes de Jong gebeurtenis=Geboorte aktedatum=24-05-1850 akteplaats=Menaldumadeel archief=30-25 erfgoedinstelling=AlleFriezen Registratienummer=1026 pagina=064 opmerking=Verkeerde akte? Gebruik toets "Volgende" rechtsboven op afbeeldingsscherm. brontype=BS Geboorte Instellingsplaats=Leeuwarden Collectiegebied=Friesland Collectie=Archiefnaam: Burgerlijke Stand Menaldumadeel - Tresoar, Bron: boek, Deel: 1026, Periode: 1850 Boek=Geboorteregister 1850
- BS Huwelijk Jan Kaper & Geertje Boomsma, via https://www.wiewaswie.nl/nl/detail/71814..., May 18, 1876
hoofdpersoonnaam=Jan Kaper hoofdpersoonleeftijd=26 jaar hoofdpersoongebplaats=St. Jacobiparochie partnernaam=Geertje Boomsma partnerleeftijd=25 jaar partnergebplaats=Schingen hoofdpersoonvader=Alle Cornelis Kaper hoofdpersoonmoeder=Lijsbert Jans van Dijk partnervader=Sjoerd Franzes Boomsma partnermoeder=Grietje Wybes de Jong trdatum=18-05-1876 trplaats=Het Bildt gebeurtenis=Huwelijk aktedatum=18-05-1876 akteplaats=Het Bildt archief=30-06 erfgoedinstelling=AlleFriezen Registratienummer=2025 aktenummer=0040 brontype=BS Huwelijk Instellingsplaats=Leeuwarden Collectiegebied=Friesland Collectie=Archiefnaam: Burgerlijke Stand Het Bildt - Tresoar, Bron: boek, Deel: 2025, Periode: 1876 Boek=Huwelijksregister 1876
Historical events
Birthday May 22, 1850
- The temperature on May 22, 1850 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1850: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- March 5 » The Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales is opened.
- March 7 » Senator Daniel Webster gives his "Seventh of March" speech endorsing the Compromise of 1850 in order to prevent a possible civil war.
- March 18 » American Express is founded by Henry Wells and William Fargo.
- May 15 » The Arana–Southern Treaty is ratified, ending "the existing differences" between Great Britain and Argentina.
- May 15 » The Bloody Island massacre takes place in Lake County, California, in which a large number of Pomo Indians are slaughtered by a regiment of the United States Cavalry.
- November 29 » The treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, is signed in Olomouc. Prussia capitulates to Austria, which will take over the leadership of the German Confederation.
Day of marriage May 18, 1876
- The temperature on May 18, 1876 was about 12.1 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. 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 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 1876: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 15 » The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
- March 7 » Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for an invention he calls the "telephone".
- May 2 » The April Uprising breaks out in Ottoman Bulgaria.
- May 30 » Ottoman sultan Abdülaziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murad V.
- August 1 » Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
- December 29 » The Ashtabula River railroad disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.
Day of death July 24, 1891
- The temperature on July 24, 1891 was about 16.4 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- 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 Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 29 » Liliuokalani is proclaimed the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
- March 3 » Shoshone National Forest is established as the first national forest in the US and world.
- April 1 » The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
- May 5 » The Music Hall in New York City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
- May 15 » Pope Leo XIII defends workers' rights and property rights in the encyclical Rerum novarum, the beginning of modern Catholic social teaching.
- October 1 » Stanford University opens its doors in California, United States.
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- 1891 » Hermann Raster, German-American journalist and politician (b. 1827)
- 1908 » Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran journalist and poet (b. 1867)
- 1910 » Arkhip Kuindzhi, Ukrainian-Russian painter (b. 1841)
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Jan Kaper, "Family tree Kaper", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-kaper/I29012.php : accessed February 15, 2026), "Geertje Boomsma (1850-1891)".
Jan Kaper, "Family tree Kaper", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-kaper/I29012.php : accessed February 15, 2026), "Geertje Boomsma (1850-1891)".