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Personal data Jan Postma 


Household of Jan Postma

He is married to Dirkje Schuitema.

They got married on May 11, 1907 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 26 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Riemer Postma  1908-2002
  2. Dieuwke Postma  1909-1980
  3. Aldert Postma  1911-1913
  4. Aldert Postma  1914-1914
  5. Aldert Postma  1916-2006

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Postma

Wytze Riemers Postma
1815-1871
Hiske Jans van der Ploeg
1821-1874
Jan Dirks Knap
1819-1858
Antje Gerrits de Boer
1817-1891
Riemer Postma
1856-1917
Martje Knap
1857-1948

Jan Postma
1880-1950

1907

Dirkje Schuitema
1879-1969

Riemer Postma
1908-2002
Dieuwke Postma
1909-1980
Aldert Postma
1911-1913
Aldert Postma
1914-1914
Aldert Postma
1916-2006
Martje Caesarina Postma
1918-2008

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1880, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1950, Kollumerland c.a.
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/15388/postma
  4. Huwelijksregister 1907, Kollumerland c.a.

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Historical events

Birthday May 23, 1880

  • The temperature on May 23, 1880 was about 14.7 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. 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 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 1880: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 27 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his incandescent lamp.
    • May 11 » Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California.
    • June 24 » First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada.
    • July 27 » Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand: Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan.
    • August 14 » Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
    • September 16 » The Cornell Daily Sun prints its first issue in Ithaca, New York. The Sun is the United States' oldest, continuously-independent college daily.

Day of marriage May 11, 1907

  • The temperature on May 11, 1907 was between 10.7 °C and 26.6 °C and averaged 18.4 °C. There was 12.5 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • January 6 » Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy.
    • August 15 » Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, "Priest-Apostolic" to America and the West Indies.
    • August 31 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Anglo-Russian Convention, by which the UK recognizes Russian preeminence in northern Persia, while Russia recognizes British preeminence in southeastern Persia and Afghanistan. Both powers pledge not to interfere in Tibet.
    • September 30 » The McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
    • December 10 » The worst night of the Brown Dog riots in London, when 1,000 medical students clash with 400 police officers over the existence of a memorial for animals that have been vivisected.
    • December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.

Day of death January 12, 1950

  • The temperature on January 12, 1950 was between -1.0 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
    • January 31 » Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman announces a program to develop the hydrogen bomb.
    • March 7 » Cold War: The Soviet Union issues a statement denying that Klaus Fuchs served as a Soviet spy.
    • May 9 » Robert Schuman presents his proposal on the creation of an organized Europe, which according to him was indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the "Schuman Declaration", is considered by some people to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union.
    • May 19 » A barge containing munitions destined for Pakistan explodes in the harbor at South Amboy, New Jersey, devastating the city.
    • June 3 » Herzog and Lachenal of the French Annapurna expedition become the first climbers to reach the summit of an 8,000-metre peak.
    • July 20 » Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs.


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