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Personal data Garrit Nijenhuis 

  • He was born on May 11, 1791 in Epse (Gorssel).
  • He was christened on September 11, 1791 in Deventer.
  • He died on July 6, 1861 in Epse (Gorssel), he was 70 years old.
    Documenttype: BS Overlijden Erfgoedinstelling: Gelders Archief Plaats instelling: Arnhem Collectiegebied: Gelderland
    Archief: 0207 Registratienummer: 4579 Aktenummer: 42 Registratiedatum: 9 juli 1861 Akteplaats: Epse (Lochem)
    Overledene: Garrit Nijenhuis Leeftijd: 69 Jaar Beroep: Landbouwer
    Vader: Harm Nijenhuis Beroep: geen beroep vermeld
    Moeder: Teuntje Smeenk Beroep: geen beroep vermeld
    Echtgenote: Harmken Dijkerman
    Gebeurtenis: Overlijden Datum: zaterdag 6 juli 1861 Gebeurtenisplaats: Epse (Lochem)
  • A child of Harmen Derks Nijenhuis and Teuntjen Smeenk
  • This information was last updated on November 7, 2016.

Household of Garrit Nijenhuis

He is married to Harmken Dijkerman.

They got married on September 8, 1815 at Gorssel, he was 24 years old.

Documenttype: BS Huwelijk Erfgoedinstelling: Gelders Archief Plaats instelling: Arnhem Collectiegebied: Gelderland
Archief: 0207 Registratienummer: 4626 Aktenummer: 15 Registratiedatum: 8 september 1815 Akteplaats: Gorssel
Bruidegom: Garrit Nieuwenhuis Beroep: boerenknecht
Bruid: Harmken Dijkerman Beroep: boerenmeid
Vader van de bruidegom: Harmen Nieuwenhuis Beroep: geen beroep vermeld
Moeder van de bruidegom: Teuntje Smeenks Beroep: boerderijwerkdoende
Vader van de bruid: Jan Dijkerman Beroep: geen beroep vermeld
Moeder van de bruid: Gosina Reuverkamp Beroep: boerderijwerkdoende
Gebeurtenis: Huwelijk Datum: vrijdag 8 september 1815 Gebeurtenisplaats: Gorssel

Child(ren):

  1. Jan Antoni Nijenhuis  1821-1900 
  2. Tonia Nijenhuis  1823-1904 
  3. Harmen Nijenhuis  1825-1893 
  4. Gradus Nijenhuis  1827-1909 
  5. Willem Nijenhuis  1829-1893 

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Historical events

Birthday May 11, 1791

  • The temperature on May 11, 1791 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1791: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 3 » The Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
    • July 17 » Members of the French National Guard under the command of General Lafayette open fire on a crowd of radical Jacobins at the Champ de Mars, Paris, during the French Revolution, killing scores of people.
    • August 4 » The Treaty of Sistova is signed, ending the Ottoman–Habsburg wars.
    • October 1 » First session of the French Legislative Assembly.
    • November 9 » Foundation of the Dublin Society of United Irishmen.
    • December 4 » The first edition of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published.

Christening day September 11, 1791

  • The temperature on September 11, 1791 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1791: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 18 » Congress passes a law admitting the state of Vermont to the Union, effective 4 March, after that state had existed for 14 years as a de facto independent largely unrecognized state.
    • March 2 » Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris.
    • September 27 » The National Assembly votes to award full citizenship to Jews in France.
    • October 1 » First session of the French Legislative Assembly.
    • December 4 » The first edition of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published.
    • December 15 » The United States Bill of Rights becomes law when ratified by the Virginia General Assembly.

Day of marriage September 8, 1815

  • The temperature on September 8, 1815 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt. 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 1815: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 26 » Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from Elba.
    • March 2 » Signing of the Kandyan Convention treaty by British invaders and the leaders of the Kingdom of Kandy.
    • April 10 » The Mount Tambora volcano begins a three-month-long eruption, lasting until July 15. The eruption ultimately kills 71,000 people and affects Earth's climate for the next two years.
    • May 30 » The East Indiaman Arniston is wrecked during a storm at Waenhuiskrans, near Cape Agulhas, in present-day South Africa, with the loss of 372 lives.
    • June 1 » Napoleon promulgates a revised Constitution after it passes a plebiscite.
    • December 11 » The U.S. Senate creates a select committee on finance and a uniform national currency, predecessor of the United States Senate Committee on Finance.

Day of death July 6, 1861

  • The temperature on July 6, 1861 was about 21.0 °C. The air pressure was 2.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. 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.
    • January 11 » American Civil War: Alabama secedes from the United States.
    • March 30 » Discovery of the chemical elements: Sir William Crookes announces his discovery of thallium.
    • April 27 » American President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus.
    • 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 1 » Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management is published, going on to sell 60,000 copies in its first year and remaining in print until the present day
    • November 8 » American Civil War: The "Trent Affair": The USSSan Jacinto stops the British mail ship Trent and arrests two Confederate envoys, sparking a diplomatic crisis between the UK and US.

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