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Personal data Franciscus Roovers 


Household of Franciscus Roovers

He is married to Jacoba van Beek.

They got married on May 9, 1911 at Kimberley, he was 32 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. George Roovers  1912-1918
  2. John George Roovers  1913-2004 
  3. (Not public)
  4. (Not public)
  5. Georgiana Roovers  1919-1940
  6. (Not public)
  7. (Not public)
  8. (Not public)
  9. Joseph Antonie Roovers  1927-2000 
  10. (Not public)
  11. (Not public)


Notes about Franciscus Roovers

Franciscus begon als landbewerker in Montana Kimberley.
Zijn bijbanen waren Bewaker en Molenaar bij KC

Verhuisd naar Amerika Kimberley samen met zijn broer Simon oud 28 jaar.Hij vestigde zich eerst in Montana in 1907 en verhuisde naar Kimberley in 1908 in Wisconsin.

In 1908 ging hij terug naar Nederland om in 1909 voorgoed terug te keren naar Wisconsin.
In 1913 kreeg hij opdracht om als Nederlander dienst te nemen (Eerste Wereldoorlog)
Tijdens zijn verblijf in Nederland zijn in Chaam nog 4 kinderen geboren en een dochter en een zoon gestorven aan de toen heersende Pest.
in 1920 emigreerde hij met zijn gezin naar Wisconsin Noord Amerika

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  • The temperature on April 3, 1879 was about 3.7 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 22 » The Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War results in a British defeat.
    • February 8 » The England cricket team led by Lord Harris is attacked in a riot during a match in Sydney.
    • April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
    • May 21 » War of the Pacific: Two Chilean ships blocking the harbor of Iquique (then belonging to Peru) battle two Peruvian vessels in the Battle of Iquique.
    • July 8 » Sailing ship USSJeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
    • October 7 » Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.
  • The temperature on May 9, 1911 was between 7.9 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 12.2 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 4 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 12 » The University of the Philippines College of Law is formally established; three future Philippine presidents are among the first enrollees.
    • June 28 » The Nakhla meteorite, the first one to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, falls to Earth, landing in Egypt.
    • October 5 » The Kowloon–Canton Railway commences service.
    • October 9 » An accidental bomb explosion triggers the Wuchang Uprising against the Chinese monarchy.
    • October 24 » Orville Wright remains in the air nine minutes and 45 seconds in a glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
    • November 19 » The Doom Bar in Cornwall claimed two ships, Island Maid and Angele, the latter killing the entire crew except the captain.
  • The temperature on October 4, 1973 was between 8.2 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1973: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
    • January 22 » The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states.
    • February 21 » Over the Sinai Desert, Israeli fighter aircraft shoot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 jet killing 108 people.
    • February 27 » The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee in protest of the federal government.
    • March 25 » Ireland gets a new newspaper called Sunday World.
    • October 6 » Egypt and Syria launch coordinated attacks against Israel, beginning the Yom Kippur War.
    • October 31 » Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape. Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin aboard a hijacked helicopter that landed in the exercise yard.


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