Family tree Jacobs » Jan Veenstra (1860-1932)

Personal data Jan Veenstra 

  • He was born in the year 1860 in Zevenhiuzen gem Marum.
  • Profession: Schipper.
  • He died on April 27, 1932 in Tolbert Leek, he was 72 years old.
  • A child of Bindert Veenstra and Grietje Aalders
  • This information was last updated on June 1, 2016.

Household of Jan Veenstra

He is married to Jurriena Koenes.

Permission for the marriage has been obtained in Leek on March 14, 1886.

They got married on March 27, 1886 at Leek, he was 26 years old.

Event shared with Gerrit Jansen (witness), Anne Harmsma (witness), Harm Tonnis Poppema (witness), Jan Bos (witness)

Child(ren):

  1. Bindert Veenstra  1887-1904
  2. Gerrit Veenstra  1889-1919
  3. Grietje Veenstra  1891-1907
  4. Pieter Veenstra  1892-1955
  5. Antje Veenstra  1894-1979 
  6. Aagtje Veenstra  1896-1897
  7. Oetse Veenstra  1897-1983 
  8. Jan Veenstra  1899-????
  10. Trientje Veenstra  1902-1903
  11. Anne Veenstra  1904-1904

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Veenstra

Jan Veenstra
1860-1932

1886

Jurriena Koenes
1865-1907

Bindert Veenstra
1887-1904
Gerrit Veenstra
1889-1919
Grietje Veenstra
1891-1907
Pieter Veenstra
1892-1955
Antje Veenstra
1894-1979
Aagtje Veenstra
1896-1897
Oetse Veenstra
1897-1983
Jan Veenstra
1899-????
Hidde Veenstra
1901-????
Trientje Veenstra
1902-1903
Anne Veenstra
1904-1904

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Historical events

Day of marriage March 27, 1886

  • The temperature on March 27, 1886 was about 13.5 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 32 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • April 8 » William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
    • May 1 » Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affair in Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries.
    • July 4 » The Canadian Pacific Railway's first scheduled train from Montreal arrives in Port Moody on the Pacific coast, after six days of travel.
    • November 14 » Friedrich Soennecken first developed the hole puncher, a type of office tool capable of punching small holes in paper.
    • November 27 » German judge Emil Hartwich sustains fatal injuries in a duel, which would become the background for Theodor Fontane's Effi Briest.
    • November 30 » The Folies Bergère stages its first revue.

Day of death April 27, 1932

  • The temperature on April 27, 1932 was between 5.0 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
    • April 5 » Dominion of Newfoundland: Ten thousand rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government.
    • May 28 » In the Netherlands, construction of the Afsluitdijk is completed and the Zuiderzee bay is converted to the freshwater IJsselmeer.
    • June 17 » Bonus Army: Around a thousand World War I veterans amass at the United States Capitol as the U.S. Senate considers a bill that would give them certain benefits.
    • September 7 » The Battle of Boquerón, the first major battle of the Chaco War, commences.
    • December 25 » A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people.
    • December 27 » Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City.


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