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Personal data Cornelis Gent 


Household of Cornelis Gent

(1) He is married to Francina Boesrma.

They got married on December 10, 1845 at Utrecht, he was 26 years old.


(2) He is married to Willemina Dons.

They got married on November 1, 1854 at Utrecht, he was 35 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Leentje Gentenaar  1862-1892 


(3) He is married to Gerarda Mansveld.

They got married on March 4, 1868 at Utrecht, he was 49 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Cornelis Gent

Cornelis Gent
1819-1892

(1) 1845

Francina Boesrma
1820-1854

(2) 1854

Willemina Dons
1820-1866

Leentje Gentenaar
1862-1892
(3) 1868

Gerarda Mansveld
1819-1882


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Historical events

Birthday January 12, 1819

  • The temperature on January 12, 1819 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: winderig half bewolkt. 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 year 1819: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 29 » Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore.
    • February 6 » Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds Singapore.
    • February 7 » Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles leaves Singapore after just taking it over, leaving it in the hands of William Farquhar.
    • March 15 » French physicist Augustin Fresnel is adjudged the winner of the Grand Prix of the Académie des Sciences for his "Memoir on the Diffraction of Light", which verifies the Fresnel integrals, accounts for the limited extent to which light spreads into shadows, and thereby demolishes Newton's initial objection to the wave theory of light.
    • July 3 » The Bank for Savings in the City of New-York, the first savings bank in the United States, opens.
    • August 6 » Norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States.

Day of marriage March 4, 1868

  • The temperature on March 4, 1868 was about 10.9 °C. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • July 28 » The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.
    • August 18 » French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.
    • October 7 » Cornell University holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the highest at any American university to that date.
    • December 9 » The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
    • December 11 » Paraguayan War: Brazilian troops defeat Paraguayan at the Battle of Avay.
    • December 24 » The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.

Day of death February 20, 1892

  • The temperature on February 20, 1892 was about 1.0 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1892: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 15 » James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball.
    • May 28 » In San Francisco, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.
    • July 26 » Dadabhai Naoroji is elected as the first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain.
    • September 22 » Lindal Railway Incident, providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by A.C. Doyle and the TV serial Lost.
    • October 13 » Edward Emerson Barnard discovers first comet discovered by photographic means.
    • November 8 » The New Orleans general strike begins, uniting black and white American trade unionists in a successful four-day general strike action for the first time.


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