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Personal data Jan Potjewijd 

  • He was born on January 12, 1872 in Nieuwe Pekela (Groningen).Source 1
    Alle Groningers (www.allegroningers.nl)
    Registratiedatum 15-01-1872
    Geboorte 12-01-1872 Nieuwe Pekela
    Kind Jan Potjewijd
    Geslacht m
    Vader Geert Potjewijd
    Beroep schipper
    Moeder Grietje Bosker
    Bron Geboorteregister Nieuwe Pekela 1872
    Aktenummer 5
  • Birth registration on January 15, 1872.Source 1
  • He died on October 27, 1942 in Nieuwe Pekela (Groningen), he was 70 years old.Source 2

    Genlias; Burgerlijke stand - Overlijden
    Archieflocatie Groninger Archieven
    AlgemeenGemeente: Nieuwe Pekela
    Soort akte: overlijden
    Aktenummer: 51
    Aangiftedatum: 28-10-1942
    OverledeneJan Potjewijd
    Geslacht: M
    Overlijdensdatum: 27-10-1942
    Leeftijd: 70
    Overlijdensplaats: Nieuwe Pekela
    VaderGeert Potjewijd
    MoederGrietje Bosker
    PartnerGerritje Heidelberg
    Relatie: echtgenoot
    Nadere informatiegeboortepl: Nieuwe Pekela;
    beroep overl.: landbouwer
  • Death registration on October 28, 1942.Source 2
  • A child of Geert Potjewijd and Grietje Bosker
  • This information was last updated on October 27, 2015.

Household of Jan Potjewijd

He is married to Gerritje Heidelberg.

They got married on June 4, 1908 at Nieuwe Pekela (Groningen), he was 36 years old.Source 2


Genlias; Burgerlijke stand - Huwelijk
Archieflocatie Groninger Archieven
AlgemeenGemeente: Nieuwe Pekela
Soort akte: Huwelijksakte
Aktenummer: 27
Datum: 04-06-1908
BruidegomJan Potjewijd
Geboorteplaats: Nieuwe Pekela
BruidGerritje Heidelberg
Geboorteplaats: Nieuwe Pekela
Vader bruidegomGeert Potjewijd
Moeder bruidegomGrietje Bosker
Vader bruidHarmannus Heidelberg
Moeder bruidJantje Landlust
Nadere informatieberoep bruidegom: landbouwer; beroep moeder bruidegom: landbouwersche;
bruidegom 36 jaar; bruid 22 jaar

Child(ren):

  2. Geert Potjewijd  ± 1921-1922

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Birthday January 12, 1872

  • The temperature on January 12, 1872 was about 3.8 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 5 » George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
    • April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
    • May 10 » Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
    • June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
    • July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
    • November 5 » Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.

Day of marriage June 4, 1908

  • The temperature on June 4, 1908 was between 16.3 °C and 29.9 °C and averaged 22.2 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • May 26 » The first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East was made at Masjed Soleyman in southwest Persia. The rights to the resource were quickly acquired by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
    • July 25 » Ajinomoto is founded. Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University discovers that a key ingredient in kombu soup stock is monosodium glutamate (MSG), and patents a process for manufacturing it.
    • October 13 » Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and became the first woman to speak there.
    • November 7 » Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente Canton, Bolivia.
    • November 22 » The Congress of Manastir establishes the Albanian alphabet.
    • December 28 » The 7.1 Mw  Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 75,000 and 200,000.

Day of death October 27, 1942

  • The temperature on October 27, 1942 was between 6.2 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 5.9 hours. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
    • March 3 » World War II: Ten Japanese warplanes raid Broome, Western Australia, killing more than 100 people.
    • March 5 » World War II: Japanese forces capture Batavia, capital of Dutch East Indies, which is left undefended after the withdrawal of the KNIL garrison and Australian Blackforce battalion to Buitenzorg and Bandung.
    • March 8 » World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces captured Rangoon, Burma from British.
    • May 4 » World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea begins with an attack by aircraft from the United States aircraft carrier USSYorktown on Japanese naval forces at Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands. The Japanese forces had invaded Tulagi the day before.
    • May 22 » Mexico enters the Second World War on the side of the Allies.
    • August 25 » World War II: Second day of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons; a Japanese naval transport convoy headed towards Guadalcanal is turned back by an Allied air attack.


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