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Personal data Johannes Martens 

  • He was born on April 13, 1824 in Halsteren.
  • Occupations:
    • from 1865 till 1885 Landbouwer.
    • from 1905 till 1914 Zonder beroep.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1821: Dorp Halsteren.
    • from 1824 till 1827: Aan de Leegkant onder Halsteren.
    • in the year 1865: Steenbergen.
    • from 1866 till 1879: A 7, Lepelstraat.
    • in the year 1885: A 8, Lepelstraat.
    • in the year 1903: Gemeente Halsteren.
    • from 1905 till 1914: C 273, Halsteren.
  • He died on January 15, 1914 in Halsteren, he was 89 years old.
  • A child of Antonie Martens and Catharina Timmermans
  • This information was last updated on March 28, 2019.

Household of Johannes Martens

He is married to Maria Catharina Valkenburg.

They got married on February 22, 1865 at Steenbergen, he was 40 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Antonij Martens  1865-1936 
  2. Cornelis Martens  1866-1948 
  4. Jacobus Martens  1868-???? 
  7. Frans Martens  1873-1873
  10. Pieter Jan Martens  1876-1876
  13. Petrus Martens  1880-1880

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Historical events

Birthday April 13, 1824

  • The temperature on April 13, 1824 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: regen hagel onweer. Source: KNMI
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    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 1824: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 11 » The United States Department of War creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
    • March 17 » The Anglo-Dutch Treaty is signed in London, dividing the Malay archipelago. As a result, the Malay Peninsula is dominated by the British, while Sumatra and Java and surrounding areas are dominated by the Dutch.
    • May 7 » World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composer's supervision.
    • May 10 » The National Gallery in London opens to the public.
    • October 4 » Mexico adopts a new constitution and becomes a federal republic.
    • October 9 » Slavery in Latin America: Slavery is abolished in Costa Rica.

Day of marriage February 22, 1865

  • The temperature on February 22, 1865 was about -0.6 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 17 » American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina, is burned as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces.
    • April 4 » American Civil War: A day after Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln visits the Confederate capital.
    • May 25 » In Mobile, Alabama, around 300 people are killed when an ordnance depot explodes.
    • July 7 » Four conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln are hanged.
    • July 30 » The steamboat Brother Jonathan sinks off the coast of Crescent City, California, killing 225 passengers, the deadliest shipwreck on the Pacific Coast of the U.S. at the time.
    • December 6 » Georgia ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Day of death January 15, 1914

  • The temperature on January 15, 1914 was between -7.2 °C and -0.1 °C and averaged -4.1 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • August 5 » World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SSPfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War.
    • August 17 » World War I: Battle of Stallupönen: The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Paul von Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov, Russia.
    • August 26 » World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
    • September 13 » World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France.
    • November 9 » SMSEmden is sunk by HMASSydney in the Battle of Cocos.
    • December 15 » World War I: The Serbian Army recaptures Belgrade from the invading Austro-Hungarian Army.

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