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Household of Willem Douw

(1) He is married to Emmeke van der Stam.

They got married on November 12, 1862 at Zierikzee, Zeeland, Nederland, he was 25 years old.


(2) He is married to Maatje Lemsom.

They got married on December 12, 1877 at Zierikzee, Zeeland, Nederland, he was 40 years old.


(3) He is married to Cornelia van der Sluijs.

They got married on November 2, 1892 at Zierikzee, Zeeland, Nederland, he was 55 years old.


(4) He is married to Jannetje Zwang.

They got married on October 25, 1905 at Zierikzee, Zeeland, Nederland, he was 68 years old.


(5) He is married to Jaapje van den Berg.

They got married on October 14, 1908 at Zierikzee, Zeeland, Nederland, he was 71 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Douw

Willem Douw
1837-1918

(1) 1862

Emmeke van der Stam
1837-1872

(2) 1877

Maatje Lemsom
1834-1892

(3) 1892

Cornelia van der Sluijs
1840-1905

(4) 1905

Jannetje Zwang
1849-1907

(5) 1908

Jaapje van den Berg
1858-1918


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Birthday September 18, 1837

  • The temperature on September 18, 1837 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt regen bui. 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 1837: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • February 8 » Richard Johnson becomes the first Vice President of the United States chosen by the United States Senate.
    • June 20 » Queen Victoria succeeds to the British throne.
    • July 25 » The first commercial use of an electrical telegraph is successfully demonstrated in London by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone.
    • September 18 » Tiffany & Co. (first named Tiffany & Young) is founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City. The store is called a "stationery and fancy goods emporium".
    • November 8 » Mary Lyon founds Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, which later becomes Mount Holyoke College.
    • December 17 » A fire in the Winter Palace of Saint Petersburg kills 30 guards.

Day of marriage October 14, 1908

  • The temperature on October 14, 1908 was between 8.2 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • January 11 » Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
    • June 30 » The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia.
    • July 23 » The Second Constitution accepted by the Ottomans.
    • August 17 » Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon, created by Émile Cohl, is shown in Paris, France.
    • September 16 » The General Motors Corporation is founded.
    • November 22 » The Congress of Manastir establishes the Albanian alphabet.

Day of death July 25, 1918

  • The temperature on July 25, 1918 was between 11.5 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 7.2 mm of rain. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
    • February 25 » German forces capture Tallinn to virtually complete the occupation of Estonia.
    • March 30 » Outburst of bloody March Events in Baku and other locations of Baku Governorate.
    • March 31 » Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States for the first time.
    • July 17 » Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his immediate family and retainers are executed by Bolshevik Chekists at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
    • August 29 » World War I: Bapaume taken by the New Zealand Division in the Hundred Days Offensive.
    • November 21 » A pogrom takes place in Lwów (now Lviv); over three days, at least 50 Jews and 270 Ukrainian Christians are killed by Poles.


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