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Personal data Jan Boorsma 

  • He was born on January 5, 1845 in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland.Source 1
  • He died on August 8, 1925 in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 80 years old.Source 2
  • He is buried in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland.Source 3
  • A child of Janke Pieters Boorsma
  • This information was last updated on May 13, 2024.

Household of Jan Boorsma

He is married to Pietje Jans de Jong.

They got married on January 30, 1873 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 28 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Jan Boorsma  1873-1945 
  2. Pieter Boorsma  1876-1942 
  3. Grietje Boorsma  1884-1952
  4. Antje Boorsma  1888-1954 
  5. Wieger Boorsma  1893-1969 
  6. Trijntje Boorsma  1896-1966

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Boorsma

Pieter Sikkes Boorsma
1787-1874
Trijntje Jans Dijkstra
± 1794-1870

Jan Boorsma
1845-1925

1873

Pietje Jans de Jong
1853-1945

Jan Boorsma
1873-1945
Pieter Boorsma
1876-1942
Grietje Boorsma
1884-1952
Antje Boorsma
1888-1954
Wieger Boorsma
1893-1969
Trijntje Boorsma
1896-1966

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1845, Dantumadeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1925, Dantumadeel
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/196298/boorsma
  4. Huwelijksregister 1873, Dantumadeel

Historical events

Birthday January 5, 1845

  • The temperature on January 5, 1845 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken mist regen. 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 1845: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • March 3 » Florida is admitted as the 27th U.S. state.
    • March 13 » Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto receives its première performance in Leipzig with Ferdinand David as soloist.
    • July 19 » Great New York City Fire of 1845: The last great fire to affect Manhattan begins early in the morning and is subdued that afternoon. The fire kills four firefighters and 26 civilians and destroys 345 buildings.
    • September 9 » Possible start of the Great Potato Famine.
    • November 20 » Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata: Battle of Vuelta de Obligado.
    • December 29 » In accordance with International Boundary delimitation, the United States annexes the Republic of Texas, following the manifest destiny doctrine. The Republic of Texas, which had been independent since the Texas Revolution of 1836, is thereupon admitted as the 28th U.S. state.

Day of marriage January 30, 1873

  • The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 17 » A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, part of the Modoc War.
    • March 3 » Censorship in the United States: The U.S. Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any "obscene literature and articles of immoral use" through the mail.
    • April 1 » The White Star steamer RMSAtlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547 in one of the worst marine disasters of the 19th century.
    • August 23 » Albert Bridge in Chelsea, London opens.
    • September 15 » Franco-Prussian War: The last Imperial German Army troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity.
    • September 18 » The bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, contributing to the Panic of 1873.

Day of death August 8, 1925

  • The temperature on August 8, 1925 was between 8.2 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (59%). 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
    • January 5 » Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female governor in the United States.
    • April 26 » Paul von Hindenburg defeats Wilhelm Marx in the second round of the German presidential election to become the first directly elected head of state of the Weimar Republic.
    • April 30 » Automaker Dodge Brothers, Inc is sold to Dillon, Read & Co. for US$146million plus $50million for charity.
    • May 1 » The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is officially founded. Today it is the largest trade union in the world, with 134million members.
    • May 5 » Scopes Trial: Serving of an arrest warrant on John T. Scopes for teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.
    • May 30 » May Thirtieth Movement: Shanghai Municipal Police Force shoot and kill 13 protesting workers.


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