Family tree Weening » Fokke Gjalts Dorhout (1826-1885)
Personal data Fokke Gjalts Dorhout
- He was born on August 17, 1826 in Warga, gem. Idaarderadeel (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: winkelier.
- He died on September 28, 1885 in Wirdum, gem. Leeuwarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 59 years old.Source 2
- This information was last updated on February 20, 2023.
Household of Fokke Gjalts Dorhout
(1) He is married to Wopkje Johannes Kooistra.
They got married on May 7, 1851 at Idaarderadeel(Fr), he was 24 years old.Source 3
(2) He is married to Geertje Jans Sikkema.
They got married on September 19, 1855 at Leeuwarden (Fr), he was 29 years old.Source 4
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Historical events
Birthday August 17, 1826
- The temperature on August 17, 1826 was about 21.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt omtrent helder winderig. 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 1826: Source: Wikipedia
- January 30 » The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales, is opened.
- February 11 » University College London is founded as University of London.
- March 13 » Pope Leo XII publishes the apostolic constitution Quo Graviora in which he renewed the prohibition on Catholics joining freemasonry.
- September 11 » Captain William Morgan, an ex-freemason is arrested in Batavia, New York for debt after declaring that he would publish The Mysteries of Free Masonry, a book against Freemasonry. This sets into motion the events that lead to his mysterious disappearance.
- December 16 » Benjamin W. Edwards rides into Mexican-controlled Nacogdoches, Texas, and declares himself ruler of the Republic of Fredonia.
- December 24 » The Eggnog Riot at the United States Military Academy begins that night, wrapping up the following morning.
Day of death September 28, 1885
- The temperature on September 28, 1885 was about 12.8 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 17 » A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
- January 26 » Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.
- February 21 » The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated.
- April 24 » American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
- April 30 » Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
- September 6 » Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria, thus accomplishing Bulgarian unification.
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