Family tree Jacobs » Roelof Bel (1840-1909)

Personal data Roelof Bel 


Household of Roelof Bel

He is married to Fokkien Jonkers.

They got married on May 10, 1865 at Dwingeloo, he was 25 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Berent Bel  1867-1910 
  2. Aaltje Bel  1876-1928 

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Historical events

Birthday January 31, 1840

  • The temperature on January 31, 1840 was about 4.0 °C. There was 528 mm of rainWind direction mainly south east. Weather type: half bewolkt. Special wheather fenomena: . 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 1840: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • February 6 » Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, establishing New Zealand as a British colony.
    • February 11 » Gaetano Donizetti's opera La fille du régiment receives its first performance in Paris, France.
    • May 6 » The Penny Black postage stamp becomes valid for use in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    • May 22 » The penal transportation of British convicts to the New South Wales colony is abolished.
    • July 23 » The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union.
    • October 7 » Willem II becomes King of the Netherlands.

Day of marriage May 10, 1865

  • The temperature on May 10, 1865 was about 15.8 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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.
    • January 31 » American Civil War: The United States Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing slavery and submits it to the states for ratification.
    • March 4 » The third and final national flag of the Confederate States of America is adopted by the Confederate Congress.
    • April 3 » American Civil War: Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America.
    • April 12 » American Civil War: Mobile, Alabama, falls to the Union Army.
    • May 9 » American Civil War: President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation ending belligerent rights of the rebels and enjoining foreign nations to intern or expel Confederate ships.
    • May 13 » American Civil War: Battle of Palmito Ranch: In far south Texas, the last land battle of the Civil War ends with a Confederate victory.

Day of death January 14, 1909

  • The temperature on January 14, 1909 was between 4.2 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
    • January 25 » Richard Strauss's opera Elektra receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera.
    • February 15 » The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.
    • April 6 » Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
    • May 13 » The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.
    • August 7 » Alice Huyler Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip, taking 59 days to travel from New York, New York to San Francisco, California.
    • September 20 » The South Africa Act 1909 creates the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies from four smaller colonies.


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