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Personal data Gerben Meerstra 


Household of Gerben Meerstra

He is married to Antje Veenstra.

They got married on November 25, 1922 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 19 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Aan Meerstra  1923-2005

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerben Meerstra

Jarig Wybes Meerstra
1821-1897
Aaltje Aans Wijma
1823-1898
Johannes Jans van der Bij
1823-1889
Grietje Gerbens Bosma
1827-1891

Gerben Meerstra
1902-1959

1922

Antje Veenstra
1904-1974

Aan Meerstra
1923-2005

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1902, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1959, Achtkarspelen
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/278087/meerstra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1922, Kollumerland c.a.

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Historical events

Birthday December 24, 1902

  • The temperature on December 24, 1902 was between -0.9 °C and 3.6 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. 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 1902: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • March 7 » Second Boer War: Boers, led by Koos de la Rey, inflict the biggest defeat upon the British since the beginning of the war, at Tweebosch.
    • April 2 » Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated in the Marie Palace, Saint Petersburg.
    • April 14 » James Cash Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
    • May 20 » Cuba gains independence from the United States. Tomás Estrada Palma becomes the country's first President.
    • August 22 » Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.
    • November 29 » The Pittsburgh Stars defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 11–0 to win the first championship associated with an American national professional football league.

Day of marriage November 25, 1922

  • The temperature on November 25, 1922 was between -0.9 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
    • January 7 » Dáil Éireann ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by a 64–57 vote.
    • February 2 » Ulysses by James Joyce is published.
    • February 8 » United States President Warren G. Harding introduces the first radio set in the White House.
    • July 1 » The Great Railroad Strike of 1922 begins in the United States.
    • October 19 » British Conservative MPs vote to terminate the coalition government with the Liberal Party.
    • October 28 » Italian fascists led by Benito Mussolini march on Rome and take over the Italian government.

Day of death November 15, 1959

  • The temperature on November 15, 1959 was between 4.2 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (18%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • 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 1959: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
    • January 30 » The forces of the Sultanate of Muscat occupy the last strongholds of the Imamate of Oman, Saiq and Shuraijah, marking the end of Jebel Akhdar War in Oman.
    • April 25 » The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping.
    • June 5 » The first government of Singapore is sworn in.
    • August 31 » A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm, fails to kill King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.
    • September 14 » The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashes onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach it.
    • November 19 » The Ford Motor Company announces the discontinuation of the unpopular Edsel.


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