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Household of Gelske de Graaf

She is married to Herke Smitstra.

They got married on June 12, 1919 at Harlingen (Fr), she was 51 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gelske de Graaf

Folkert Meinderts de Graaf
1801-1867
Janke Fokkes Postma
1808-1894
Anne Fokkes Lourens
± 1795-1857
Gelske Jelles Wybenga
1801-1846

Gelske de Graaf
1867-1938

1919

Herke Smitstra
1854-1928


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1867, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1938, Harlingen
  3. Huwelijksregister 1919, Harlingen

Historical events

Birthday October 7, 1867

  • The temperature on October 7, 1867 was about 11.1 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • In the year 1867: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 1 » Nebraska becomes the 37th U.S. state; Lancaster, Nebraska is renamed Lincoln and becomes the state capital.
    • March 30 » Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2-cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.
    • May 15 » Canadian Bank of Commerce opens for business in Toronto, Ontario. The bank would later merge with Imperial Bank of Canada to become what is CIBC in 1961.
    • July 1 » The British North America Act takes effect as the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia join into confederation to create the modern nation of Canada. Sir John A. Macdonald is sworn in as the first Prime Minister of Canada. This date is commemorated annually in Canada as Canada Day, a national holiday.
    • October 18 » United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day.
    • December 2 » At Tremont Temple in Boston, British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States.

Day of marriage June 12, 1919

  • The temperature on June 12, 1919 was between 10.6 °C and 31.3 °C and averaged 18.6 °C. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 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 year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
    • January 31 » The Battle of George Square takes place in Glasgow, Scotland, during a campaign for shorter working hours.
    • April 10 » Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos.
    • May 29 » Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
    • June 15 » John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland.
    • October 9 » The Cincinnati Reds win the World Series, resulting in the Black Sox Scandal.
    • December 21 » American anarchist Emma Goldman is deported to Russia.

Day of death February 23, 1938

  • The temperature on February 23, 1938 was between -1.5 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • June 11 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts.
    • July 3 » World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58km/h).
    • July 10 » Howard Hughes begins a 91-hour airplane flight around the world that will set a new record.
    • July 31 » Archaeologists discover engraved gold and silver plates from King Darius the Great in Persepolis.
    • July 31 » Bulgaria signs a non-aggression pact with Greece and other states of Balkan Antanti (Turkey, Romania, Yugoslavia).
    • September 12 » Adolf Hitler demands autonomy and self-determination for the Germans of the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.


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Source: Wikipedia

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