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Personal data Martina "Martha" Pijls 

  • Nickname is Martha.
  • She was born on July 27, 1824 in Horn.
  • She died on October 19, 1907 in Westphalia, Iowa, she was 83 years old.
    Martha Gubbels, 83, died on October 19, 1907, and she was buried in St. Boniface Catholic Church Cemetery, in Westphalia, Iowa, in Shelby County. Her gravestone gives her birth date as July 26, 1824, a day earlier than the online record at www.genlias.nl.
  • A child of Peter Pijls and Catharina Pollaert
  • This information was last updated on December 27, 2010.

Household of Martina "Martha" Pijls

She is married to Joannes Gubbels.

They got married on October 10, 1847 at Horn, she was 23 years old.

John and Martha Gubbels, with children Peter, Jacob, Mathias, and Peter John, emigrated from the Netherlands to America; they sailed on the Plymouth Rock from London, England to New York, New York, where they arrived on May 15, 1862.
The Gubbels family settled in Jamestown Township, Grant County, Wisconsin, where in 1870, the U.S. Census has the household consisting of John, age 49, farmer; Martha, 46, keeping house; Peter, 21, works on farm; Jacob, 17, works on farm; Mathias, 14, works on farm; John, 11; and Wilhelm, 5.
In 1874, the Gubbels family moved further west, to Shelby County in Iowa, where they again farmed. In 1880, the Gubbels family was split between two households: The first was in Cass Township and consisted of John, age 59, farmer; Martha, 56, keeping house; Matthias, 23, farms; John, 19, farms; and William, 14, farms. The second was in Westphalia Township, where Jacob Gubbels, age 26, farmer, now had his own family, and also in his household was his brother Peter, 30, farmer.

Child(ren):

  1. Peter Hubert Gubbels  1849-1921 
  4. Peter Jan Gubbels  1859-1952 
  5. Samuel Gubbels  1863-1863


Notes about Martina "Martha" Pijls

Pijls is her surname given in records online for her marriage and for the births of her first two children; in other online records the surname appears as Pels, Piels, Peels, Peils, and Pyls. Her given name of Martina also appears as Matina; in the United States, her name was anglicized to Martha. Joannes Gubbels's given name also appears as Jan, and in the U.S. was anglicized to John.

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Birthday July 27, 1824

  • The temperature on July 27, 1824 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt . 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 1824: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 5 » First Anglo-Burmese War: The British officially declare war on Burma.
    • July 25 » Costa Rica annexes Guanacaste from Nicaragua.
    • August 5 » Greek War of Independence: Constantine Kanaris leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian naval forces in the Battle of Samos.
    • October 4 » Mexico adopts a new constitution and becomes a federal republic.
    • October 9 » Slavery in Latin America: Slavery is abolished in Costa Rica.
    • October 21 » Portland cement is patented.

Day of marriage October 10, 1847

  • The temperature on October 10, 1847 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: half bewolkt. 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 year 1847: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • January 1 » The world's first "Mercy" Hospital is founded in Pittsburgh, United States, by a group of Sisters of Mercy from Ireland; the name will go on to grace over 30 major hospitals throughout the world.
    • February 19 » The first group of rescuers reaches the Donner Party.
    • March 9 » Mexican–American War: The first large-scale amphibious assault in U.S. history is launched in the Siege of Veracruz.
    • March 29 » Mexican–American War: United States forces led by General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a siege.
    • September 13 » Mexican–American War: Six teenage military cadets known as Niños Héroes die defending Chapultepec Castle in the Battle of Chapultepec. American troops under General Winfield Scott capture Mexico City in the Mexican–American War.
    • November 4 » Sir James Young Simpson, a Scottish physician, discovers the anaesthetic properties of chloroform.

Day of death October 19, 1907

  • The temperature on October 19, 1907 was between 9.6 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • January 14 » An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.
    • May 28 » The first Isle of Man TT race was held.
    • August 15 » Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, "Priest-Apostolic" to America and the West Indies.
    • December 8 » King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
    • December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.
    • December 16 » The American Great White Fleet begins its circumnavigation of the world.


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