Family tree Van der Eijk Van Busschbach Leegwater Stiemer » Gerrit Leegwater (1851-1920)
Personal data Gerrit Leegwater
- He was born on May 28, 1851 in Harenkarspel.
- Occupations:
- on April 26, 1900 wisselwachter in Zuid-Scharwoude.
- on November 13, 1878 arbeider in Oude Niedorp.
- on October 26, 1904 spoorwegbeambte in Noordwijkerhout.
- on June 25, 1885 arbeider in Hillegom.
- on February 3, 1889 arbeider in Hillegom.
- on August 6, 1883 arbeider in Hillegom.
- on October 31, 1875 arbeider in Oude Niedorp.
- Resident:
- on September 7, 1920: HillegomHASH(0x562525644088), Hillegom.
- on November 13, 1878: Oude NiedorpHASH(0x5625256463e8), Oude Niedorp.
- on June 25, 1885: HillegomHASH(0x56252564ae28), Hillegom.
- on February 3, 1889: HillegomHASH(0x56252564ede8), Hillegom.
- on August 6, 1883: HillegomHASH(0x56252564fb80), Hillegom.
- on October 31, 1875: Oude NiedorpOude Niedorp.
- He died on September 7, 1920 in Hillegom, he was 69 years old.
- A child of Pieter Leegwater and Trijntje Stam
Household of Gerrit Leegwater
(1) He is married to Anna Peil.
They got married on May 7, 1880 at Oude Niedorp, he was 28 years old.
: Gerrit, arbeider;
Child(ren):
- Petrus Leegwater 1881-????
- Jacobus Leegwater 1883-????
- Catharina Leegwater 1885-????
- Elisabeth Leegwater 1889-????
(2) He is married to Trijntje Commandeur.
They got married on January 18, 1877 at Oude Niedorp, he was 25 years old.
: Gerrit, arbeider; Trijntje, dienstbode;
Child(ren):
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Historical events
Birthday May 28, 1851
- The temperature on May 28, 1851 was about 10.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.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.
- January 28 » Northwestern University becomes the first chartered university in Illinois.
- August 12 » Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.
- 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.
- November 14 » Moby-Dick, a novel by Herman Melville, is published in the USA.
- December 8 » Conservative Santiago-based government troops defeat rebels at the Battle of Loncomilla, signaling the end of the 1851 Chilean Revolution.
- December 9 » The first YMCA in North America is established in Montreal.
Day of marriage January 18, 1877
- The temperature on January 18, 1877 was about 1.4 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 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 year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- March 15 » First ever official cricket test match is played: Australia vs England at the MCG Stadium, in Melbourne, Australia.
- May 8 » At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens.
- August 9 » Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army.
- November 21 » Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound.
- November 24 » Anna Sewell's animal welfare novel Black Beauty is published.
- November 29 » Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.
Day of death September 7, 1920
- The temperature on September 7, 1920 was between 8.9 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 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 1920: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
- January 7 » The New York State Assembly refuses to seat five duly elected Socialist assemblymen.
- January 19 » The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.
- February 10 » Józef Haller de Hallenburg performs symbolic wedding of Poland to the sea, celebrating restitution of Polish access to open sea.
- August 26 » The 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote.
- October 14 » Finland and Soviet Russia sign the Treaty of Tartu, exchanging some territories.
- December 16 » The Haiyuan earthquake of 8.5Mw , rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000.
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- 1921 » Alfred William Rich, English author and painter (b. 1856)
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