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Personal data Jan Meijer 

  • He was born on November 23, 1861 in Harfsen.
  • He died on January 29, 1942 in Almen (Gorssel), he was 80 years old.
    Documenttype: BS Overlijden Erfgoedinstelling: Gelders Archief Plaats instelling: Arnhem Collectiegebied: Gelderland Archief: 0207 Registratienummer: 9742 Aktenummer: 6 Registratiedatum: 30 januari 1942 Akteplaats: Gorssel
    Overledene: Jan Meijer Leeftijd: 80 Jaar Beroep: zonder beroep
    Relatie: Gerritje Brummelman Relatiesoort: Weduwnaar van
    Hendrika Harmsen
    Vader: Hendrik Meijer Beroep: geen beroep vermeld
    Moeder: Antonia Gaikhorst Beroep: geen beroep vermeld
    Gebeurtenis: Overlijden Datum: donderdag 29 januari 1942 Gebeurtenisplaats: Almen (Lochem)
  • A child of Hendrik Meijer and Antonia Gaikhorst
  • This information was last updated on October 30, 2020.

Household of Jan Meijer

(1) He is married to Gerritje Brummelman.

They got married on October 25, 1884 at Gorssel, he was 22 years old.

Documenttype: BS Huwelijk Erfgoedinstelling: Gelders Archief Plaats instelling: Arnhem Collectiegebied: Gelderland Archief: 0207 Registratienummer: 4620 Aktenummer: 15 Registratiedatum: 25 oktober 1884 Akteplaats: Gorssel
Bruidegom: Jan Meijer Leeftijd: 22 Beroep: dienstknecht
Vader bruidegom: Hendrik Meijer Beroep: dagloner
Moeder bruidegom: Antonia Gaikhorst Beroep: zonder beroep
Bruid: Gerritje Brummelman Leeftijd: 23 Beroep: Dienstmeid
Vader bruid: Jan Brummelman Beroep: dagloner
Moeder bruid: Hendrika Nengerman Beroep: geen beroep vermeld
Gebeurtenis: Huwelijk Datum: zaterdag 25 oktober 1884 Gebeurtenisplaats: Gorssel

(2) He is married to Hendrika Harmsen.

They got married on May 28, 1887 at Gorssel, he was 25 years old.

Documenttype: BS Huwelijk Erfgoedinstelling: Gelders Archief Plaats instelling: Arnhem Collectiegebied: Gelderland Archief: 0207 Registratienummer: 4620 Aktenummer: 23 Registratiedatum: 28 mei 1887 Akteplaats: Gorssel
Bruidegom: Jan Meijer Leeftijd: 25 Beroep: arbeider
Vader bruidegom: Hendrik Meijer Beroep: arbeider
Moeder bruidegom: Antonia Gaikhorst Beroep: zonder beroep
Bruid: Hendrika Harmsen Leeftijd: 25 Beroep: zonder beroep
Vader bruid: Willem Harmsen Beroep: geen beroep vermeld
Moeder bruid: Mechtelina Gezina Jansen Beroep: geen beroep vermeld
Gebeurtenis: Huwelijk Datum: zaterdag 28 mei 1887 Gebeurtenisplaats: Gorssel
Opmerking: weduwnaar van Gerritje Brummelman

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Meijer

Jan Meijer
1797-1860
Teune Meijer
1798-1872
Arend Gaikhorst
1809-1885
Berendina Harmsen
1809-1888

Jan Meijer
1861-1942

(1) 1884

Gerritje Brummelman
1861-1886

(2) 1887

Hendrika Harmsen
1861-1936


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Birthday November 23, 1861

  • The temperature on November 23, 1861 was about 3.6 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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 February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
  • In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 10 » Jefferson Davis is notified by telegraph that he has been chosen as provisional President of the Confederate States of America.
    • June 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Fairfax Court House is fought.
    • July 16 » American Civil War: At the order of President Abraham Lincoln, Union troops begin a 25-mile march into Virginia for what will become the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major land battle of the war.
    • July 25 » American Civil War: The United States Congress passes the Crittenden–Johnson Resolution, stating that the war is being fought to preserve the Union and not to end slavery.
    • October 17 » Aborigines kill Nineteen Europeans in the Cullin-la-ringo massacre.
    • November 1 » American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as the commander of the Union Army, replacing General Winfield Scott.

Day of marriage May 28, 1887

  • The temperature on May 28, 1887 was about 13.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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 1887: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 8 » The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
    • April 4 » Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States.
    • April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
    • September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
    • November 11 » August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel are executed as a result of the Haymarket affair.
    • November 13 » Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.

Day of death January 29, 1942

  • The temperature on January 29, 1942 was between -4.1 °C and 2.1 °C and averaged -0.5 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
    • January 12 » World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt creates the National War Labor Board.
    • March 5 » World War II: Japanese forces capture Batavia, capital of Dutch East Indies, which is left undefended after the withdrawal of the KNIL garrison and Australian Blackforce battalion to Buitenzorg and Bandung.
    • April 17 » French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Königstein Fortress.
    • June 11 » Free French Forces retreat from Bir Hakeim after having successfully delayed the Axis advance.
    • September 27 » Last day of the Matanikau action on Guadalcanal as United States Marines barely escape after being surrounded by Japanese forces.
    • November 19 » World War II: Battle of Stalingrad: Soviet Union forces under General Georgy Zhukov launch the Operation Uranus counterattacks at Stalingrad, turning the tide of the battle in the USSR's favor.

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