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Personal data Grietje Jans Westra 


Household of Grietje Jans Westra

She is married to Pieter van der Wal.

They got married on July 9, 1881 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, she was 35 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Grietje Jans Westra

Jan Hylkes Westra
± 1768-1846
Sjoukjen Jans
± 1772-1849
Jan Hendriks Loonstra
± 1779-1870
Trijntje Kornelus
± 1784-1827

Grietje Jans Westra
1846-1891

1881

Pieter van der Wal
1836-1892


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1846, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1891, Achtkarspelen
  3. Huwelijksregister 1881, Kollumerland c.a.

Historical events

Birthday March 18, 1846

  • The temperature on March 18, 1846 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
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    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 1846: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • April 25 » Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican–American War.
    • June 14 » Bear Flag Revolt begins: Anglo settlers in Sonoma, California, start a rebellion against Mexico and proclaim the California Republic.
    • June 15 » The Oregon Treaty extends the border between the United States and British North America, established by the Treaty of 1818, westward to the Pacific Ocean.
    • June 16 » The Papal conclave of 1846 elects Pope Pius IX, beginning the longest reign in the history of the papacy.
    • September 12 » Elizabeth Barrett elopes with Robert Browning.
    • September 14 » Jang Bahadur and his brothers massacre about 40 members of the Nepalese palace court.

Day of marriage July 9, 1881

  • The temperature on July 9, 1881 was about 20.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 1 » The first Minnesota State Capitol burns down.
    • May 12 » In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate.
    • July 1 » General Order 70, the culmination of the Cardwell and Childers reforms of the British Army, comes into effect.
    • July 2 » Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James A. Garfield (who will die of complications from his wounds on September 19).
    • August 27 » The Georgia hurricane makes landfall near Savannah, Georgia, resulting in an estimated 700 deaths.
    • December 4 » The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.

Day of death March 6, 1891

  • The temperature on March 6, 1891 was about 8.8 °C. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • March 3 » Shoshone National Forest is established as the first national forest in the US and world.
    • April 1 » The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
    • May 5 » The Music Hall in New York City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
    • May 16 » The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).
    • August 18 » Major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.
    • October 1 » Stanford University opens its doors in California, United States.


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