Family tree Van der Eijk Van Busschbach Leegwater Stiemer » Cornelis Leegwater (1852-1935)

Personal data Cornelis Leegwater 


Household of Cornelis Leegwater

He is married to Grietje Westerhoff.

They got married on August 21, 1879 at Enkhuizen, he was 27 years old.

: Cornelis, landbouwer, geen vader vermeld;

Child(ren):

  1. Dieuwertje Leegwater  1880-1955 
  2. Willem Leegwater  1881-1952 
  3. Hendrik Leegwater  1885-???? 
  4. Jan Leegwater  1887-1887
  5. Roelof Leegwater  1888-1889
  6. Antje Leegwater  1892-????
  7. Willemina Leegwater  1893-1953
  8. Jan Leegwater  1896-1909
  9. Roelof Leegwater  1896-1897

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Cornelis Leegwater

Cornelis Leegwater
1852-1935

1879
Jan Leegwater
1887-1887
Jan Leegwater
1896-1909

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  • The temperature on August 21, 1879 was about 24.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. 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.
    • April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
    • April 23 » Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome.
    • May 2 » The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is founded in Madrid by Pablo Iglesias.
    • 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 4 » Anglo-Zulu War: The Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war and forcing King Cetshwayo to flee.
    • August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
  • The temperature on March 24, 1935 was between 0.9 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 1935: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
    • February 12 » USSMacon, one of the two largest helium-filled airships ever created, crashes into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California and sinks.
    • May 29 » First flight of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aeroplane.
    • May 31 » A 7.7 Mw  earthquake destroys Quetta in modern-day Pakistan killing 40,000.
    • October 10 » In Greece, a coup d'état ends the Second Hellenic Republic.
    • December 5 » Mary McLeod Bethune founds the National Council of Negro Women in New York City.
    • December 9 » Student protests in Beiping (now Beijing)'s Tiananmen Square, dispersed by government.


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