Family tree Jacobs » Jan Luitsens Posma (1840-1922)

Personal data Jan Luitsens Posma 

  • He was born on March 22, 1840 in Oosterwolde.
  • Profession: Smid.
  • He died on April 20, 1922 in Emmen, he was 82 years old.
  • This information was last updated on October 5, 2008.

Household of Jan Luitsens Posma

(1) He is married to Harmina Joffers.

They got married on November 20, 1863 at Smilde, he was 23 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Jan Posma  1864-????
  2. Luitse Jouke Posma  1866-1870
  3. Jantien Posma  1868-1869
  4. Jantien Posma  1870-1871
  5. Lutina Posma  1872-1872
  6. Maria Posma  1873-1940


(2) He is married to Henderika Offereins.

They got married on April 18, 1874 at Smilde, he was 34 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Cornelis Posma  1875-1941
  2. Lutina Posma  1876-???? 
  4. Jacoba Posma  1879-1900
  7. Nn Posma  1886

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Luitsens Posma

Jan Luitsens Posma
1840-1922

(1) 1863

Harmina Joffers
1840-1873

Jan Posma
1864-????
Luitse Jouke Posma
1866-1870
Jantien Posma
1868-1869
Jantien Posma
1870-1871
Lutina Posma
1872-1872
Maria Posma
1873-1940
(2) 1874

Henderika Offereins
1847-1913

Cornelis Posma
1875-1941
Lutina Posma
1876-????
Jacobus Cornelis Posma
1878-1878
Jacoba Posma
1879-1900
Cornelia Henderika Posma
1882-????
Gerritdina Jouchina Posma
1884-1910
Nn Posma
1886-1886

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Birthday March 22, 1840

  • The temperature on March 22, 1840 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt winderig hagel. 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 1840: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • February 10 » Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom marries Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
    • 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 20 » York Minster is badly damaged by fire.
    • July 23 » The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union.
    • October 11 » The Maronite leader Bashir Shihab II surrenders to the Ottoman Empire and later is sent to Malta in exile.

Day of marriage April 18, 1874

  • The temperature on April 18, 1874 was about 11.3 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 15 » France and Vietnam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina.
    • May 27 » The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria.
    • June 29 » Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" leveling complaints against King George. Trikoupis is elected Prime Minister of Greece the next year.
    • July 8 » The Mounties begin their March West.
    • July 14 » The Chicago Fire of 1874 burns down 47 acres of the city, destroying 812 buildings, killing 20, and resulting in the fire insurance industry demanding municipal reforms from Chicago's city council.
    • October 9 » The Universal Postal Union is created by the Treaty of Bern.

Day of death April 20, 1922

  • The temperature on April 20, 1922 was between 0.4 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (75%). 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 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 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 year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
    • July 11 » The Hollywood Bowl opens.
    • September 18 » The Kingdom of Hungary is admitted to the League of Nations.
    • October 19 » British Conservative MPs vote to terminate the coalition government with the Liberal Party.
    • October 28 » Italian fascists led by Benito Mussolini march on Rome and take over the Italian government.
    • December 9 » Gabriel Narutowicz is elected the first president of Poland.
    • December 30 » The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed.


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