Family tree Van Dooijeweert » Gerrit Ruis (1859-1932)
Personal data Gerrit Ruis
- He was born on February 3, 1859 in Woudrichem.Source 1
- He died on December 13, 1932 in Oijen en Teeffelen, he was 73 years old.Source 2
- A child of Gerrit Ruijs and Kaatje Roza
- This information was last updated on July 21, 2025.
Household of Gerrit Ruis
(1) He is married to Elisabeth Biesters.
They got married on December 18, 1880 at Heerewaarden, he was 21 years old.Source 3
Toen Gerrit trouwde in 1880 woonde hij formeel nog in Woudrichem, maar verbleef sinds 4-12-1880 in Heerewaarden.
Het gezin woonde van 1880 tot 18-06-1895 in Heerewaarden en vanaf 20-06-1895 in Oijen, woning A78.
Child(ren):
- Gerrit Ruis 1881-1907
- Karel Johannes Ruis 1885-1961
- Bart Adrianus Ruis 1887-1970
- Jacob Ruis 1889-????
- Elisabeth Adriana Ruis 1892-1949
- Gerrigje Ruis 1895-1967
- Bertha Ruis 1897-> 1961
- Adriana Ruis 1898-1969
- Catharina Ruis 1900-
(2) He is married to Maria Scholten.
They got married on July 30, 1903 at Oijen en Teeffelen, he was 44 years old.Source 2
Sinds 1918 woonachtig in een woning gelegen aan de binnenzijde van de Maasdijk in Oijen.
Akte van verkoop, door kerkeraad, als belast met diaconieadministratie, aan Gerrit Ruis, visser in Oijen, van recht van opstal, met daartoe behorend huis en erf, aan binnenzijde Maasdijk aldaar, met uittreksel uit kadastrale legger, kopie, 1918.
Berghem 24-04-1915: 67 Testament [op de langstlevende] Door Gerrit Ruis te Oijen.
Berghem 24-04-1915: 68 Testament [op de langstlevende] Door Maria Scholten te Oijen gehuwd met Gerrit Ruis.
Berghem 11-01-1933: Testament Door Maria Scholten weduwe van Anton Clemens en Gerrit Ruis, te Oijen gemeenten Oijen en Teeffelen.
Berghem 19-07-1933: Herroeping van gemaakte testamenten, door Maria Scholten weduwe van Anton Clemens en Gerrit Ruis, te Oijen voormeld.
(Bron: BHIC)
Notes about Gerrit Ruis
Beroep: Visscher, Schipper.
Inventaris ten verzoeke van Gerrit Ruis te Oijen okk qq. Boedel tusschen hem en wijle Elisabeth Biesters 01-02-1902. (Bron: BHIC)
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Relationship Gerrit Ruis
- Gerrit Ruis is the 2nd great grandfather of Dirk Jan (Dick) van Dooijeweert:
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Historical events
Birthday February 3, 1859
- The temperature on February 3, 1859 was about 4.8 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. 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).
- From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
- In the year 1859: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- March 3 » The two-day Great Slave Auction, the largest such auction in United States history, concludes.
- June 18 » First ascent of Aletschhorn, second summit of the Bernese Alps.
- July 8 » King Charles XV & IV accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
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- November 24 » Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species.
- December 2 » Militant abolitionist leader John Brown is hanged for his October 16 raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
Day of marriage July 30, 1903
- The temperature on July 30, 1903 was between 9.9 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (24%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
- January 9 » Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, son of the poet Alfred Tennyson, becomes the second Governor-General of Australia.
- March 2 » In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
- September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
- October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
- November 18 » The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.
- December 17 » The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Day of death December 13, 1932
- The temperature on December 13, 1932 was between 0.3 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (40%). 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
- February 25 » Hitler, having been stateless for seven years, obtains German citizenship when he is appointed a Brunswick state official by Dietrich Klagges, a fellow Nazi. As a result, Hitler is able to run for Reichspräsident in the 1932 election.
- April 5 » Dominion of Newfoundland: Ten thousand rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government.
- May 29 » World War I veterans begin to assemble in Washington, D.C., in the Bonus Army to request cash bonuses promised to them to be paid in 1945.
- July 1 » Australia's national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, was formed.
- August 24 » Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).
- December 18 » The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans in the first NFL playoff game to win the NFL Championship.
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