Family tree Mertens » Gerard de Zwart (1842-1925)

Personal data Gerard de Zwart 

  • He was born on January 15, 1842 in Steenbergen, N-Br, NL.
  • Occupations:
    • from 1886 till 1889 Herbergier.
    • from 1899 till 1915 Arbeider.
    • in the year 1925 Landarbeider.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1886: B 27, Halsteren.
    • in the year 1889: B 27, Halsteren.
    • in the year 1899: Gemeente Halsteren.
    • from 1905 till 1910: C 16, Halsteren.
    • from 1910 till 1915: B 114, Halsteren.
    • from 1920 till 1924: B 37, Halsteren.
    • in the year 1925: B 170, Halsteren.
  • He died on November 4, 1925 in Halsteren, N-Br, NL, he was 83 years old.
  • A child of Thomas de Zwart and Petronilla Kusen
  • This information was last updated on April 30, 2022.

Household of Gerard de Zwart

(1) He is married to Antonia van Loon.

They got married on April 26, 1872 at Halsteren, he was 30 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Adriaan de Zwart  1874-1963 
  2. Thomas de Zwart  1878-1962 
  3. Johannes de Zwart  1886-1959 
  4. Carolus de Zwart  1889-1889


(2) He is married to Pieternella Laanen.

They got married on February 12, 1890 at Halsteren, he was 48 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerard de Zwart

Thomas de Zwart
1809-< 1881

Gerard de Zwart
1842-1925

(1) 1872

Antonia van Loon
1848-1889

Adriaan de Zwart
1874-1963
Thomas de Zwart
1878-1962
Johannes de Zwart
1886-1959
Carolus de Zwart
1889-1889
(2) 1890

Pieternella Laanen
1849-1918


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Historical events

Birthday January 15, 1842

  • The temperature on January 15, 1842 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: betrokken mist. 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 1842: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • February 7 » Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien.
    • February 21 » John Greenough is granted the first U.S. patent for the sewing machine.
    • March 17 » The Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is formed.
    • May 8 » A train derails and catches fire in Paris, killing between 52 and 200 people.
    • August 1 » The Lombard Street riot erupts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
    • August 29 » Treaty of Nanking signing ends the First Opium War.

Day of marriage February 12, 1890

  • The temperature on February 12, 1890 was about -1.9 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 25 » Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days.
    • June 1 » The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
    • July 3 » Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.
    • September 24 » The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.
    • November 4 » City and South London Railway: London's first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell.
    • December 30 » Following the Wounded Knee Massacre, the United States Army and Lakota warriors face off in the Drexel Mission Fight.

Day of death November 4, 1925

  • The temperature on November 4, 1925 was between 5.5 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
    • January 30 » The Government of Turkey expels Patriarch Constantine VI from Istanbul.
    • March 21 » Syngman Rhee is removed from office after being impeached as the President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.
    • April 26 » Paul von Hindenburg defeats Wilhelm Marx in the second round of the German presidential election to become the first directly elected head of state of the Weimar Republic.
    • May 14 » Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway is published.
    • July 18 » Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf.
    • July 21 » Malcolm Campbell becomes the first man to exceed 150mph (241km/h) on land. At Pendine Sands in Wales, he drives Sunbeam 350HP built by Sunbeam at a two-way average speed of 150.33mph (242km/h).

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