Family tree Menting » Jan Kersten (1852-1919)
Personal data Jan Kersten
- He was born on October 13, 1852 in Groesbeek.Source 1
- Birth registration on October 14, 1852.
- He died on November 27, 1919 in Groesbeek, he was 67 years old.Source 2
- Death registration on November 28, 1919.
- The birth parents are Peter Kersten and Helena Janssen
- This information was last updated on July 2, 2016.
Household of Jan Kersten
He is married to Gertruida Gerrits(en).
They got married on April 23, 1879 at Groesbeek, he was 26 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Leonard Kersten 1880-????
- Johanna Kersten 1883-????
- Johann Kersten 1886-????
- Anton Kersten ± 1890-????
- Gertruida Kersten 1895-????
- Peter Kersten 1897-????
- Grada Kersten 1901-1902
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Sources
Burgerlijke stand - Geboorte. Archieflocactie: Gelders Archief Arnhem. Archief: 0207. Inventarisnummer: 4536. Aktenummer: 72.
Burgerlijke stand - Overlijden. Archieflocactie: Gelders Archief Arnhem. Archief: 0207. Registratienummer: 8396. Aktenummer: 100.
Burgerlijke stand - Huwelijk. Archieflocactie: Gelders Archief Arnhem. Archiefnummer: 0207. Inventarisnummer: 4527. Aktenummer: 4.
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Birthday October 13, 1852
- The temperature on October 13, 1852 was about 8.6 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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 1852: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- March 1 » Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton, is appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
- August 20 » Steamboat Atlantic sank on Lake Erie after a collision, with the loss of at least 150 lives.
- August 21 » Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory.
- September 11 » Outbreak of Revolution of September 11 resulting in the State of Buenos Aires declaring independence as a Republic.
- September 24 » The first airship powered by (a steam) engine, created by Henri Giffard, travels 17 miles (27km) from Paris to Trappes.
- November 4 » Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, becomes the prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, which soon expands to become Italy.
Day of marriage April 23, 1879
- The temperature on April 23, 1879 was about 12.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. 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 Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 22 » The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also during the Anglo-Zulu War and just some 15km away from Isandlwana, results in a British victory.
- February 8 » The England cricket team led by Lord Harris is attacked in a riot during a match in Sydney.
- March 11 » Shō Tai formally abdicated his position of King of Ryūkyū, under orders from Tokyo, ending the Ryukyu Kingdom.
- May 2 » The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is founded in Madrid by Pablo Iglesias.
- July 4 » Anglo-Zulu War: The Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war and forcing King Cetshwayo to flee.
- October 22 » Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasts 13⁄2 hours before burning out).
Day of death November 27, 1919
- The temperature on November 27, 1919 was between 1.3 °C and 4.7 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. There was 4.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
- March 1 » March 1st Movement begins in Korea under Japanese rule.
- March 2 » The first Communist International meets in Moscow.
- March 23 » In Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini founds his Fascist political movement.
- June 15 » John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland.
- July 21 » The dirigible Wingfoot Air Express crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, killing 12 people.
- December 17 » Uruguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
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