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Personal data Gerrit Wit 


Household of Gerrit Wit

He is married to Dieuwertje Wiggers.

They got married on February 13, 1862 at Barsingerhorn, he was 28 years old.Source 2


Child(ren):

  1. Hendrik Wit  1863-1925
  2. Willem Wit  1878-1955
  3. Cornelis Wit  1865-1875
  4. Geertje Wit  1864-1947

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerrit Wit

Louweris Cornelis Wit
± 1745-1817
Trijntje Caspers Rijge
± 1754-1823
Geertje Roos
1791-1864

Gerrit Wit
1834-1904

1862

Dieuwertje Wiggers
1823-1902

Hendrik Wit
1863-1925
Willem Wit
1878-1955
Cornelis Wit
1865-1875
Geertje Wit
1864-1947

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    1. geboorteakte Simon Groet
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    Historical events

    Birthday January 29, 1834

    • The temperature on January 29, 1834 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north. Weather type: half bewolkt bui hagel sneeuw. 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 year 1834: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
      • February 3 » Wake Forest University is established (as Wake Forest Institute) in North Carolina, United States.
      • May 16 » The Battle of Asseiceira is fought, the last and decisive engagement of the Liberal Wars in Portugal.
      • July 15 » The Spanish Inquisition is officially disbanded after nearly 356 years.
      • October 9 » Opening of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, the first public railway on the island of Ireland.
      • October 16 » Much of the ancient structure of the Palace of Westminster in London burns to the ground.
      • October 28 » The Pinjarra massacre occurs in the Swan River Colony. An estimated 30 Noongar people are killed by British colonists.

    Day of marriage February 13, 1862

    • The temperature on February 13, 1862 was about -1.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
    • 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 1862: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • March 23 » American Civil War: The First Battle of Kernstown, Virginia, marks the start of Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign. Although a Confederate defeat, the engagement distracts Federal efforts to capture Richmond.
      • June 20 » Barbu Catargiu, the Prime Minister of Romania, is assassinated.
      • July 18 » First ascent of Dent Blanche, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
      • August 30 » American Civil War: Battle of Richmond: Confederates under Edmund Kirby Smith rout Union forces under General William "Bull" Nelson.
      • September 17 » American Civil War: The Allegheny Arsenal explosion results in the single largest civilian disaster during the war.
      • November 5 » American Indian Wars: In Minnesota, 303 Dakota warriors are found guilty of rape and murder of whites and are sentenced to hang. 38 are ultimately executed and the others reprieved.

    Day of death July 9, 1904

    • The temperature on July 9, 1904 was between 9.7 °C and 22.8 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 12.6 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
      • April 5 » The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh and Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.
      • May 4 » The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal.
      • May 10 » The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.
      • August 23 » The automobile tire chain is patented.
      • October 27 » The first underground New York City Subway line opens, later designated as the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line.
      • December 3 » The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory.
    

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    Source: Wikipedia

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