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Personal data Zwaantje Altena 

  • She was born on September 23, 1887 in Venebrugge, (Ambt Hardenberg), Overijssel, The Netherlands.
    KindZwaantje Altena
    GeslachtVrouw
    VaderRoelof Altena
    BeroepLandbouwer
    Leeftijd36
    MoederFrederika Johanna IJmhoff
    GebeurtenisGeboorte
    Datum23-09-1887
    GebeurtenisplaatsVenebrugge (Hardenberg, Ambt)
    DocumenttypeBS Geboorte
    ErfgoedinstellingCollectie Overijssel
    Plaats instellingZwolle
    CollectiegebiedOverijssel
    Archief0123
    Registratienummer5850
    Aktenummer189
    Registratiedatum24-09-1887
    AkteplaatsHardenberg, Ambt
    CollectieBurgerlijke Stand in Overijssel
    BoekRegisters van geboorten
  • She died on June 16, 1942 in Venebrugge, (Ambt Hardenberg), Overijssel, The Netherlands, she was 54 years old.
    OverledeneZwaantje Altena
    GeboorteplaatsHardenberg, Ambt
    GeslachtVrouw
    Leeftijd54
    VaderRoelof Altena
    MoederFrederika Johanna IJmhoff
    PartnerAlbert Meilink
    GebeurtenisOverlijden
    Datum16-06-1942
    GebeurtenisplaatsVenebrugge (Hardenberg)
    DocumenttypeBS Overlijden
    ErfgoedinstellingHistorisch Centrum Overijssel
    Plaats instellingZwolle
    CollectiegebiedOverijssel
    Archief0123
    Registratienummer6163
    Registratiedatum16-06-1942
    AkteplaatsHardenberg
    CollectieHardenberg 1941-1942
  • She is buried in Hardenberg, Overijssel, The Netherlands.
  • This information was last updated on September 17, 2024.

Household of Zwaantje Altena

She is married to Albert Meilink.

They got married on April 8, 1909 at Hardenberg, Overijssel, The Netherlands, she was 21 years old.

BruidegomAlbert Meilink
BeroepLandbouwer
GeboorteplaatsGramsbergen
Leeftijd22
BruidZwaantje Altena
GeboorteplaatsHardenberg, Ambt
Leeftijd21
Vader van de bruidegomRoelof Meilink
Moeder van de bruidegomArendina Waaijman
Vader van de bruidRoelof Altena
Moeder van de bruidFrederika Johanna IJmhoff
GebeurtenisHuwelijk
Datum08-04-1909
GebeurtenisplaatsHardenberg, Ambt
DocumenttypeBS Huwelijk
ErfgoedinstellingHistorisch Centrum Overijssel
Plaats instellingZwolle
CollectiegebiedOverijssel
Archief0123
Registratienummer5897
Aktenummer12
Registratiedatum08-04-1909
AkteplaatsHardenberg, Ambt
CollectieAmbt Hardenberg, registers van huwelijken en echtscheidingen

Child(ren):

  2. Arendina Meilink  1911-1997
  3. Roelof Meilink  1912-1912
  4. Roeloffina Meilink  1913-1913
  5. Roelof Meilink  1914-1988 
  7. Roeloffina Meilink  1920-2014
  9. Reinder Meilink  1927-1996 

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Historical events

Birthday September 23, 1887

  • The temperature on September 23, 1887 was about 16.1 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 20 » The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
    • February 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
    • June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
    • July 6 » David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
    • July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
    • September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.

Day of marriage April 8, 1909

  • The temperature on April 8, 1909 was between -1.0 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 12.5 hours of sunshine (93%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
    • February 2 » The Paris Film Congress opens. An attempt by European producers to form an equivalent to the MPCC cartel in the United States.
    • February 12 » The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
    • April 13 » The military of the Ottoman Empire reverses the Ottoman countercoup of 1909 to force the overthrow of Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
    • August 28 » A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.
    • November 18 » Two United States warships are sent to Nicaragua after 500 revolutionaries (including two Americans) are executed by order of José Santos Zelaya.
    • December 4 » The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.

Day of death June 16, 1942

  • The temperature on June 16, 1942 was between 8.0 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
    • January 20 » World War II: At the Wannsee Conference held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee, senior Nazi German officials discuss the implementation of the "Final Solution to the Jewish question".
    • January 25 » World War II: Thailand declares war on the United States and United Kingdom.
    • July 23 » Bulgarian poet and Communist leader Nikola Vaptsarov is executed by firing squad.
    • July 23 » World War II: The German offensives Operation Edelweiss and Operation Braunschweig begin.
    • September 9 » World War II: A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on Oregon.
    • December 15 » World War II: The Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign.


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