Family tree Simmers uit Zierikzee en Stavenisse in Zeeland » Jacob Simmers (1851-1937)

Personal data Jacob Simmers 

  • He was born on August 18, 1851 in Zierikzee.Source 1
    Jacob Simmers
    Geborene op maandag 18 augustus 1851 Zierikzee

    Aktedatum : 19-08-1851, aktenummer (number) : 181
    Geboren te (born in) : Zierikzee, op (on) 18-08-1851
    Jacob Simmers
    Zoon van :
    VADER (father) : Dirk Simmers
    MOEDER (mother) : Maria Abels

    Bron:
    Geboorteakten Zierikzee 1811-1909
    Archief:
    Burgerlijke Stand inventarisnummer [toegevoegd: 18 december 2009]

    Zeeuws Archief: Akten van de Burgerlijke Stand Zeeland vanaf 1796/1811
  • Profession: .Source 2
    Carpenter 1884 (Ellis Island); Jacob was a finished carpenter (Lynne)
  • He died on January 11, 1937 in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Mi., Verenigde Staten, he was 85 years old.Source 3
    NameJacob Simmers
    Event TypeDeath
    Event Date11 Jan 1937
    Event PlaceGrand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
    GenderMale
    Age85
    Marital StatusMarried
    Birth Date19 Aug 1851
    BirthplaceNetherlands
    Birth Year (Estimated)1852
    Father's NameDerk Simmers
    Mother's NameMary Abelson

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  • He is buried in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Mi., Verenigde Staten.
  • A child of Dirk Simmers and Maria Abels (Abelse)
  • This information was last updated on August 29, 2015.

Household of Jacob Simmers

He is married to Antje (Anna) de Bruine.

They got married on April 5, 1876 at Rotterdam, he was 24 years old.Source 4

civil

Child(ren):

  1. Frances Simmers  ± 1887-1887
  2. Cora Simmers (Ximmers)  1889-1968 

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  • The temperature on August 18, 1851 was about 19.5 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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 Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1851: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • April 2 » Rama IV is crowned King of Thailand.
    • May 1 » Queen Victoria opens The Great Exhibition at The Crystal Palace in London.
    • May 21 » Slavery in Colombia is abolished.
    • September 11 » Christiana Resistance: Escaped slaves led by William Parker fight off and kill a slave owner who, with a federal marshal and an armed party, sought to seize three of his former slaves in Christiana, Pennsylvania, thereby creating a cause célèbre between slavery proponents and abolitionists.
    • September 15 » Saint Joseph's University is founded in Philadelphia.
    • October 24 » William Lassell discovers the moons Umbriel and Ariel orbiting Uranus.
  • The temperature on April 5, 1876 was about 9.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 2 » The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.
    • April 20 » The April Uprising begins. Its suppression shocks European opinion, and Bulgarian independence becomes a condition for ending the Russo-Turkish War.
    • April 22 » The first game in the history of the National League was played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. This game is often pointed to as the beginning of Major League Baseball.
    • August 8 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
    • November 23 » Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.
    • November 25 » American Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack the sleeping village of Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife at the headwaters of the Powder River.
  • The temperature on January 11, 1937 was between -2.7 °C and 3.6 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • May 30 » Memorial Day massacre: Chicago police shoot and kill ten labor demonstrators.
    • July 5 » Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation.
    • July 6 » Spanish Civil War: Battle of Brunete: The battle begins with Spanish Republican troops going on the offensive against the Nationalists to relieve pressure on Madrid.
    • July 22 » New Deal: The United States Senate votes down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court of the United States.
    • July 26 » Spanish Civil War: End of the Battle of Brunete with the Nationalist victory.
    • October 2 » Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of Haitians living in the northwestern region of the Dominican Republic.


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