Family tree Weening » Klaas Jans de Groot (1839-1901)
Personal data Klaas Jans de Groot
- He was born on May 19, 1839 in Driesum, gem. Dantumadeel (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: landbouwer.
- He died on May 19, 1901 in Oudwoude, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr), he was 62 years old.Source 2
- A child of Jan Klazes de Groot and Antje Klazes Wiersma
- This information was last updated on May 15, 2024.
Household of Klaas Jans de Groot
(1) He is married to Janke Eelkes Wiersma.
They got married on May 12, 1870 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 30 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
(2) He is married to Tetje Sakes Keuning.
They got married on January 21, 1875 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 35 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
- Trijntje de Groot 1875-1947
- Janke de Groot 1877-1961
- Jeltje de Groot 1891-1977
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Historical events
Birthday May 19, 1839
- The temperature on May 19, 1839 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: helder. 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 1839: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
- January 20 » In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats an alliance between Peru and Bolivia.
- June 14 » Henley Royal Regatta: the village of Henley-on-Thames, on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, stages its first regatta.
- June 17 » In the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha III issues the edict of toleration which gives Roman Catholics the freedom to worship in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Catholic Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace are established as a result.
- September 5 » The United Kingdom declares war on the Qing dynasty of China.
- September 9 » John Herschel takes the first glass plate photograph.
- November 11 » The Virginia Military Institute is founded in Lexington, Virginia.
Day of marriage January 21, 1875
- The temperature on January 21, 1875 was about 6.2 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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 year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
- April 10 » India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
- July 9 » The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.
- September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
- October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
- October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.
Day of death May 19, 1901
- The temperature on May 19, 1901 was between 1.2 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (41%). 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
- March 1 » The Australian Army is formed.
- March 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment limiting the autonomy of Cuba, as a condition of the withdrawal of American troops.
- July 4 » William Howard Taft becomes American governor of the Philippines.
- October 24 » Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
- October 29 » In Amherst, Massachusetts, nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine.
- October 29 » Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of U.S. President William McKinley, is executed by electrocution.
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