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Personal data Maria Ann Williamsen 

  • She was born on February 14, 1878 in Vandenbroek, Outagemie, Wisconsin (USA).
  • She died on November 30, 1938 in Vandenbroek, Outagemie, Wisconsin (USA), she was 60 years old.

Household of Maria Ann Williamsen

She is married to Paulus Nicholas Kroes.

Rites are Conducted
For Mrs. Paul Kroes Little Chute
Funeral services for Mrs. Paul Kroes, 61, who died Wednesday afternoon at her home on route 1, Kaukauna, after an illness of several weeks were conducted at 10 o'clock Saturday morning at St John church, Little Chute. Solemn requiem high mass was sung by the Rev. John J. Sprangers of Little Chute, the Rev. Peter Skell of Lebanon and the Rev. Edward Kilsdonk of Shawano. Bearers were: Paul Kroes of Racine, Henry Williamsen, De Pere; George and Theodore Skell, Kimberly; Edward and Henry Van Handle, Little Chute. Burial took place in the parish cemetery and the Rev. Peter Skell and the Rev. Edward Kilsdonk had charge of the service at the grave. Members of the St. Elizabeth society of St John church attended the funeral in a body. Survivors are the widower, eight daughters. Mrs, John Verhoven, Mrs. Max Rasmussen, Appleton, Mrs. Nicholas Huisman, Miss Rosella Kroes and Mrs. Raymond Wildenberg, Little Chute; Mrs. Sam Rasmussen and Mrs. Rueben Kuehl, Kaukauna; Mrs. George Langeafled. Racine; three sons. George, Henry and Paul of Little Chute: three brothers, George Williamsen, Swift Current, Canada; Henry Williamsen, Appleton; Peter Williamsen, Milwaukee; seven sisters, Mrs. Anton Gaetke, North Dakota; Mrs. George Skell, Kimberly; Mrs. Sophia Kilsdonk, Mishicot; Mrs. William Vander Loop, Freedom; Mrs. William Foley, Racine; Mrs. Arnold Van Handle, Little Chute; Mrs.
William Schumacher, Kaukauna; and 30 grandchildren.

They got married on April 28, 1896 at Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin (USA), she was 18 years old.

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Historical events

  • The temperature on February 14, 1878 was about 10.6 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 76 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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 28 » Yale Daily News becomes the first independent daily college newspaper in the United States.
    • February 21 » The first telephone directory is issued in New Haven, Connecticut.
    • June 15 » Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures.
    • July 13 » Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire.
    • October 22 » The Bramall Lane stadium sees the first rugby match played under floodlights.
    • November 17 » First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, receiving an injury in a leg.
  • The temperature on November 30, 1938 was between 2.5 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • March 18 » Mexico creates Pemex by expropriating all foreign-owned oil reserves and facilities.
    • April 30 » The animated cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit, an early version of Bugs Bunny.
    • June 11 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts.
    • July 20 » The United States Department of Justice files suit in New York City against the motion picture industry charging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act in regards to the studio system. The case would eventually result in a break-up of the industry in 1948.
    • September 12 » Adolf Hitler demands autonomy and self-determination for the Germans of the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
    • September 21 » The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500–700 people.


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