Family tree Van Dijk » Jelle Merkus (1864-1961)

Personal data Jelle Merkus 


Household of Jelle Merkus

He is married to Gerritje van de Wal.

They got married on May 26, 1894 at Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland, he was 29 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Hielke Merkus  1896-1979 


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jelle Merkus

Atze Jelles Merkus
1776-1848
Jantje Jarigs Katsma
1789-1839
Roelof Meintes Hoekstra
1797-1861
Antje Jans Postma
1792-1888

Jelle Merkus
1864-1961

1894

Gerritje van de Wal
1868-1950

Hielke Merkus
1896-1979

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    Historical events

    Birthday September 17, 1864

    • The temperature on September 17, 1864 was about 14.7 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • March 11 » The Great Sheffield Flood kills 238 people in Sheffield, England.
      • April 17 » American Civil War: The Battle of Plymouth begins: Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina.
      • May 21 » Russia declares an end to the Russo-Circassian War and many Circassians are forced into exile. The day is designated the Circassian Day of Mourning.
      • June 15 » American Civil War: The Second Battle of Petersburg begins.
      • September 7 » American Civil War: Atlanta is evacuated on orders of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.
      • November 11 » American Civil War: General William Tecumseh Sherman begins burning Atlanta to the ground in preparation for his march to the sea.

    Day of marriage May 26, 1894

    • The temperature on May 26, 1894 was about 11.0 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1894: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • February 7 » The Cripple Creek miner's strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado, United States.
      • May 1 » Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington, D.C.
      • May 21 » The Manchester Ship Canal in the United Kingdom is officially opened by Queen Victoria, who later knights its designer Sir Edward Leader Williams.
      • July 25 » The First Sino-Japanese War begins when the Japanese fire upon a Chinese warship.
      • November 1 » Buffalo Bill, 15 of his Indians, and Annie Oakley were filmed by Thomas Edison in his Black Maria Studio in West Orange, New Jersey.
      • November 17 » H. H. Holmes, one of the first modern serial killers, is arrested in Boston, Massachusetts.

    Day of death April 16, 1961

    • The temperature on April 16, 1961 was between 8.5 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 7.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1961: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
      • January 3 » Cold War: The United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba over the latter's nationalization of American assets.
      • March 14 » A USAF B-52 bomber crashes near near Yuba City, California whilst carrying nuclear weapons.
      • April 16 » In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist–Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism.
      • October 31 » In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin's body is removed from the Lenin's Mausoleum, also known as the Lenin Tomb.
      • November 18 » United States President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam.
      • December 19 » India annexes Daman and Diu, part of Portuguese India.
    

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