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Personal data Foppe Veenstra 


Household of Foppe Veenstra

(1) He is married to Geertje Faber.

They got married on May 11, 1906 at Marum (Gr), he was 28 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Taeke Veenstra  1907-1970
  2. Jan Veenstra  1908-
  3. Geert Veenstra  1909-1917


(2) He is married to Menke Renkema.

They got married on June 6, 1914 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 36 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Hotze Veenstra  1915-1988
  2. Jacob Veenstra  1916-1999
  3. Jelte Veenstra  1918-2008
  4. Grietje Veenstra  1921-1931
  5. Feiktje Veenstra  1924-1933

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Foppe Veenstra

Hendrik Jacobs Veenstra
± 1782-1847
Lijske Stijntje Tunnis
1794-1880
Jacob Jans Hoogstra
1794-1871
Teetske Hendriks Wijkstra
1798-1882
Jan Veenstra
1835-1912

Foppe Veenstra
1877-1950

(1) 1906

Geertje Faber
1881-1909

Taeke Veenstra
1907-1970
Jan Veenstra
1908-????
Geert Veenstra
1909-1917
(2) 1914

Menke Renkema
1887-1927

Hotze Veenstra
1915-1988
Jacob Veenstra
1916-1999
Jelte Veenstra
1918-2008
Grietje Veenstra
1921-1931
Feiktje Veenstra
1924-1933

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Grootegast 1877
  2. Overlijdensregister Leek 1950
  3. Huwelijksregister Marum 1906
  4. Huwelijksregister 1914, Achtkarspelen

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Historical events

Birthday September 26, 1877

  • The temperature on September 26, 1877 was about 13.9 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • May 5 » American Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles.
    • May 6 » Chief Crazy Horse of the Oglala Lakota surrenders to United States troops in Nebraska.
    • June 15 » Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy.
    • June 20 » Alexander Graham Bell installs the world's first commercial telephone service in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
    • July 21 » After rioting by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers and the deaths of nine rail workers at the hands of the Maryland militia, workers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, stage a sympathy strike that is met with an assault by the state militia.
    • December 10 » Russo-Turkish War: The Russian Army captures Plevna after a 5-month siege. The garrison of 25,000 surviving Turks surrenders. The Russian victory is decisive for the outcome of the war and the Liberation of Bulgaria.

Day of marriage June 6, 1914

  • The temperature on June 6, 1914 was between 3.6 °C and 15.7 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • January 9 » The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
    • May 30 » The new, and then the largest, Cunard ocean liner RMSAquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
    • July 11 » Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major League Baseball.
    • September 17 » Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
    • September 26 » The United States Federal Trade Commission is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
    • November 16 » The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.

Day of death August 21, 1950

  • The temperature on August 21, 1950 was between 13.2 °C and 26.1 °C and averaged 19.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
    • January 17 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 79 relating to arms control is adopted.
    • January 21 » American lawyer and government official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury.
    • July 29 » Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.
    • September 15 » Korean War: The U.S. X Corps lands at Inchon.
    • November 21 » Two Canadian National Railway trains collide in northeastern British Columbia in the Canoe River train crash; the death toll is 21, with 17 of them Canadian troops bound for Korea.
    • December 2 » Korean War: Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River ended, with decisive Chinese victory, UN forces were completely expelled from North Korea.


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Source: Wikipedia

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