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Personal data Gerrit Jan Voortman 

  • He was born on March 18, 1860 in Epse (Gorssel).
  • He died on April 1, 1914 in Epse (Gorssel), he was 54 years old.
    Documenttype: BS Overlijden Erfgoedinstelling: Gelders Archief Plaats instelling: Arnhem Collectiegebied: Gelderland Archief: 0207 Registratienummer: 8356 Aktenummer: 34 Registratiedatum: 03-04-1914 Akteplaats: Epse (Lochem)
    Overledene: Gerrit Jan Wortman Beroep: Landbouwer Leeftijd: 54 Jaar
    Vader Albert Wortman Beroep: geen beroep vermeld
    Moeder: Janna Brinkman Beroep: geen beroep vermeld
    Echtgenote: Hendrika Fredrika van der Meij
    Gebeurtenis: Overlijden Datum: 01-04-1914 Gebeurtenisplaats: Epse (Lochem)
  • A child of Albert Voortman and Janna Brinkman
  • This information was last updated on December 3, 2020.

Household of Gerrit Jan Voortman

He is married to Hendrika Frederika van der Meij.

They got married on May 26, 1883 at Gorssel, he was 23 years old.

Documenttype: BS Huwelijk Erfgoedinstelling: Gelders Archief Plaats instelling: Arnhem Collectiegebied: Gelderland Archief: 0207 Registratienummer: 4620 Aktenummer: 18 Registratiedatum: 26-05-1883 Akteplaats: Gorssel
Bruidegom: Gerrit Jan Voortman Beroep: Landbouwer Leeftijd: 23
Bruid: Hendrika Fredrika van der Meij Beroep: zonder beroep Leeftijd: 22
Vader van de bruidegom: Albert Voortman Beroep: geen beroep vermeld
Moeder van de bruidegom: Janna Brinkman Beroep: geen beroep vermeld
Vader van de bruid: Hendrik Willem van der Meij Beroep: geen beroep vermeld
Moeder van de bruid: Fenneken Voortman Beroep: zonder beroep
Gebeurtenis: Huwelijk Datum: 26-05-1883 Gebeurtenisplaats: Gorssel

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Birthday March 18, 1860

  • The temperature on March 18, 1860 was about 8.0 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
  • 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).
  • In the year 1860: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • March 28 » First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins.
    • April 9 » On his phonautograph machine, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville makes the oldest known recording of an audible human voice.
    • May 5 » Giuseppe Garibaldi sets sail from Genoa, leading the expedition of the Thousand to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and giving birth to the Kingdom of Italy.
    • June 23 » The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office.
    • August 5 » Charles XV of Sweden of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim.
    • September 20 » The future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom begins the first visit to North America by a Prince of Wales.

Day of marriage May 26, 1883

  • The temperature on May 26, 1883 was about 22.9 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • 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 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 23 » Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an anti-trust law.
    • March 28 » Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
    • May 20 » Krakatoa begins to erupt; the volcano explodes three months later, killing more than 36,000 people.
    • June 16 » The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England, kills 183 children.
    • July 10 » War of the Pacific: Chileans led by Alejandro Gorostiaga defeat Andrés Avelino Cáceres's Peruvuan army at the Battle of Huamachuco, hastening the end of the war.
    • August 27 » Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.

Day of death April 1, 1914

  • The temperature on April 1, 1914 was between 4.3 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • January 9 » The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
    • April 21 » Ypiranga incident: A German arms shipment to Mexico is intercepted by the U.S. Navy near Veracruz.
    • May 17 » The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty.
    • August 15 » A servant of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright murders seven people and sets fire to the living quarters of Wright's Wisconsin home, Taliesin.
    • September 11 » World War I: Australia invades German New Guinea, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
    • September 18 » The Irish Home Rule Act becomes law, but is delayed until after World War I.

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