Family tree Weening » Gerrit de Jong (1879-1961)
Personal data Gerrit de Jong
- He was born on June 11, 1879 in Oudwoude, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).Source 1
- Occupations:
- koemelker.
- koopman in kleinvee.
- He died on February 11, 1961 in Buitenpost, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 81 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Visvliet, gem. Grijpskerk (Gr).Source 3
- A child of Kornelis Sjoerds de Jong and Dirkje Kornelis Osinga
- This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.
Household of Gerrit de Jong
(1) He is married to Lolkje Zandstra.
They got married on May 5, 1906 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 26 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
- Aafke de Jong 1908-1987
- Dirkje de Jong 1910-
- Bartele de Jong 1912-1913
- Kornelia de Jong 1915-
- Bartele de Jong 1917-1917
(2) He is married to Janke Kootstra.
They got married on May 20, 1922 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 42 years old.Source 5
(3) He is married to Antje Douwes Sierksma.
They got married on December 9, 1943 at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 64 years old.Source 6
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1879, Kollumerland c.a.
Overlijdensregister 1961, Achtkarspelen
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/1982533/jong_de
Huwelijksregister 1906, Kollumerland c.a.
Huwelijksregister 1922, Kollumerland c.a.
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Historical events
Birthday June 11, 1879
- The temperature on June 11, 1879 was about 15.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 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 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 1879: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 11 » The Anglo-Zulu War begins.
- February 8 » The England cricket team led by Lord Harris is attacked in a riot during a match in Sydney.
- May 26 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
- October 7 » Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.
- October 15 » The Segura river in southeastern Spain floods, killing 1077 people.
- December 31 » Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
Day of marriage December 9, 1943
- The temperature on December 9, 1943 was between 0.1 °C and 2.8 °C and averaged 1.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
- January 14 » World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war.
- May 11 » World War II: American troops invade Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands in an attempt to expel occupying Japanese forces.
- May 22 » Joseph Stalin disbands the Comintern.
- September 7 » World War II: The German 17th Army begins its evacuation of the Kuban bridgehead (Taman Peninsula) in southern Russia and moves across the Strait of Kerch to the Crimea.
- October 5 » Ninety-eight American POWs are executed by Japanese forces on Wake Island.
- November 29 » World War II: The second session of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ), held to determine the post-war ordering of the country, concludes in Jajce (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina).
Day of death February 11, 1961
- The temperature on February 11, 1961 was between 6.4 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 4.4 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (6%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 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 1961: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
- January 3 » The SL-1 nuclear reactor is destroyed by a steam explosion in the only reactor incident in the United States to cause immediate fatalities.
- March 15 » At the 1961 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, South Africa announces that it will withdraw from the Commonwealth when the South African Constitution of 1961 comes into effect.
- March 24 » Quebec Board of the French Language is established.
- July 25 » Cold War: In a speech John F. Kennedy emphasizes that any attack on Berlin is an attack on NATO.
- August 1 » U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara orders the creation of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the nation's first centralized military espionage organization.
- December 9 » Tanganyika becomes independent from Britain.
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