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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.
    • May 19 » Captain Sir John Franklin and his ill-fated Arctic expedition depart from Greenhithe, England.
    • 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.
    • October 10 » In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 students.
    • November 20 » Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata: Battle of Vuelta de Obligado.
    • December 27 » Journalist John L. O'Sullivan, writing in his newspaper the New York Morning News, argues that the United States had the right to claim the entire Oregon Country "by the right of our manifest destiny".

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 10 » The first Azerbaijani play "The Adventures of the Vizier of the Khan of Lenkaran" prepared by Akhundov was performed by Hassan-bey Zardabi and dramatist and Najaf-bey Vezirov.
    • April 1 » The White Star steamer RMSAtlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547 in one of the worst marine disasters of the 19th century.
    • April 4 » The Kennel Club is founded, the oldest and first official registry of purebred dogs in the world.
    • April 13 » The Colfax massacre, in which more than 60 black men are murdered, takes place.
    • July 21 » At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.

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.
    • February 2 » Serum run to Nome: Dog sleds reach Nome, Alaska with diphtheria serum, inspiring the Iditarod race.
    • February 15 » The 1925 serum run to Nome: The second delivery of serum arrives in Nome, Alaska.
    • April 16 » During the Communist St Nedelya Church assault in Sofia, Bulgaria, 150 are killed and 500 are wounded.
    • August 5 » Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out.
    • November 5 » Secret agent Sidney Reilly, the first "super-spy" of the 20th century, is executed by the OGPU, the secret police of the Soviet Union.
    • December 11 » Roman Catholic papal encyclical Quas primas introduces the Feast of Christ the King.


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