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Personal data Albert Veenstra 


Household of Albert Veenstra

(1) He is married to Geertje Denkela.

They got married on December 19, 1857 at Zuidhorn (Gr), he was 26 years old.Source 3


(2) He is married to Berendina Hoeksema.

They got married on May 17, 1866 at Oldekerk (Gr), he was 35 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Geezien Veenstra  1875-1938 
  2. Wobbe Veenstra  1878-1954 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Albert Veenstra

Albert Veenstra
1831-1916

(1) 1857

Geertje Denkela
1831-1858

(2) 1866

Berendina Hoeksema
1841-1917

Geezien Veenstra
1875-1938
Wobbe Veenstra
1878-1954

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Grootegast 1831
  2. Overlijdensregister Grootegast 1916
  3. Huwelijksregister Zuidhorn 1857
  4. Huwelijksregister Oldekerk 1866

Historical events

Birthday April 1, 1831

  • The temperature on April 1, 1831 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: omtrent betrokken. 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 1831: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • March 29 » Great Bosnian uprising: Bosniaks rebel against Turkey.
    • July 13 » Regulamentul Organic, a quasi-constitutional organic law is adopted in Wallachia, one of the two Danubian Principalities that were to become the basis of Romania.
    • October 9 » Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first head of state of independent Greece, is assassinated.
    • November 5 » Nat Turner, American slave leader, is tried, convicted, and sentenced to death in Virginia.
    • December 25 » The Great Jamaican Slave Revolt begins; up to 20% of Jamaica's slaves mobilize in an ultimately unsuccessful fight for freedom.
    • December 27 » Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard HMSBeagle, during which he will begin to formulate his theory of evolution.

Day of marriage May 17, 1866

  • The temperature on May 17, 1866 was about 13.1 °C. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 50%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 1866: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • April 4 » Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov in the city of Saint Petersburg.
    • May 2 » Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
    • June 3 » The Fenians are driven out of Fort Erie, Ontario back into the United States.
    • July 30 » Armed Confederate veterans in New Orleans riot against a meeting of Radical Republicans, killing 48 people and injuring another 100.
    • September 22 » The Battle of Curupayty is Paraguay's only significant victory in the Paraguayan War.
    • December 12 » Oaks explosion: The worst mining disaster in England kills 361 miners and rescuers.

Day of death October 3, 1916

  • The temperature on October 3, 1916 was between 4.1 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
    • January 10 » World War I: In the Erzurum Offensive, Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire.
    • August 25 » The United States National Park Service is created.
    • September 3 » World War I: Leefe Robinson destroys the German airship Schütte-Lanz SL 11 over Cuffley, north of London; the first German airship to be shot down on British soil.
    • November 7 » Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the United States Congress.
    • November 21 » Mines from SM U-73 sink the HMHS Britannic, the largest ship lost in the First World War.
    • December 30 » The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita.


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