Family tree Van Willigen » Pieter Gerardus van Willigen (1875-1940)

Personal data Pieter Gerardus van Willigen 

  • He was born on June 21, 1875 in Gouda.
  • Profession: Timmerman.
  • He died on October 8, 1940 in Gouda, he was 65 years old.Source 1
    Begraven op begraafplaats Vorstmanstraat (verbeterde versie) Gouda 1873-1947. inhoud- Grafnr. (sectie / rij / volgnr.) : B.e.8
    Type: Zandgraf
    Bedekking: staande steen, 95 x 50 stenen banden.
    Materiaal: maemer
    Lettertype: Latijns schrift zonder schreef, verdiept.
    Omrastering: ja, 177 x 79
    Vormgeving: Bekroning een timpaan met ingezwenkte hoeken. Steen staat midden van graf.
    Staat: goed.
    Opschrift: Ter nagedachtenis / aan / onze lieven man en zorgzemen vader/
    behuwd vader en grootvader / Pieter Gerardus van Willigen / geb. 21 juni 1875 / overl. 8 0ct. 1940 / en aan onze lieve moeder / behuwd moeder en grootmoeder / Lintje van Willigen - Blok / geb. 14 juni 1873 / overl.20 febr. 1947.
  • He is buried in Gouda.
  • A child of Gerardus Johannes van Willigen and Gertruyda Lafeber
  • This information was last updated on May 20, 2012.

Household of Pieter Gerardus van Willigen

He is married to Lena Blok.

They got married on May 24, 1899 at Gouda, he was 23 years old.Source 2


Child(ren):

  1. Jacob van Willigen  1902-1947 


Timeline Pieter Gerardus van Willigen

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Pieter Gerardus van Willigen

Gerrit van Willigen
1812-1865
Levina Luyt
-1865
Albertus Lafeber
1822-1894
Alida Berlijn
1821-1871

Pieter Gerardus van Willigen
1875-1940

1899

Lena Blok
1873-1947

Jacob van Willigen
1902-1947
Gerardus Johannes van Willigen
1904-

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    2. 65

    Historical events

    Birthday June 21, 1875

    • The temperature on June 21, 1875 was about 18.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. 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 year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • March 3 » Georges Bizet's opera Carmen receives its première at the Opéra-Comique in Paris.
      • April 10 » India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
      • May 1 » Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873.
      • August 25 » Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
      • September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
      • October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.

    Day of marriage May 24, 1899

    • The temperature on May 24, 1899 was about 14.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • January 17 » The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
      • January 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
      • February 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
      • April 18 » The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
      • September 13 » Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
      • December 11 » Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.

    Day of death October 8, 1940

    • The temperature on October 8, 1940 was between 4.9 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 3 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 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
      • January 8 » World War II: Britain introduces food rationing.
      • January 19 » You Nazty Spy!, the first Hollywood film of any kind to satirize Adolf Hitler and the Nazis premieres, starring The Three Stooges, with Moe Howard as the character "Moe Hailstone" satirizing Hitler.
      • September 9 » Treznea Massacre in Transylvania.
      • October 31 » World War II: The Battle of Britain ends: The United Kingdom prevents a possible German invasion.
      • November 5 » World War II: The British armed merchant cruiser, HMSJervis Bay, is sunk by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer.
      • November 14 » World War II: In England, Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers. Coventry Cathedral is almost completely destroyed.
    

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