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Personal data Alke Fokkes Meetstra 


Household of Alke Fokkes Meetstra

Waarschuwing Attention: Wife (Trijntje Binnes Brinkman) is also his cousin.

(1) He is married to Geeske Kuipers.

They got married on July 13, 1861 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 24 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Fokke Meetstra  1864-1865


(2) He is married to Trijntje Binnes Brinkman.

They got married on May 12, 1866 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 29 years old.Source 5


Child(ren):

  1. Fokke Meetstra  1871-1872


(3) He is married to Wytske Lubberts van der Horn.

They got married on May 13, 1885 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 48 years old.Source 6

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Alke Fokkes Meetstra

Taeke Fokkes Meetstra
± 1765-1845
Trientje Reerts
1768-1843

Alke Fokkes Meetstra
1836-1886

(1) 1861

Geeske Kuipers
1834-1865

Fokke Meetstra
1864-1865
(2) 1866

Trijntje Binnes Brinkman
1839-1884

Fokke Meetstra
1871-1872
(3) 1885

Wytske Lubberts van der Horn
1837-1916


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Grootegast 1836
  2. Overlijdensregister Grootegast 1886
  3. http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/31061/meetstra
  4. Huwelijksregister Grootegast 1861
  5. Huwelijksregister 1866, Kollumerland c.a.
  6. Huwelijksregister Grootegast 1885

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Historical events

Birthday December 2, 1836

  • The temperature on December 2, 1836 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: betrokken regen weerlicht. 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 1836: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • February 23 » Texas Revolution: The Siege of the Alamo (prelude to the Battle of the Alamo) begins in San Antonio, Texas.
    • March 2 » Texas Revolution: The Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico is adopted.
    • April 22 » Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto, forces under Texas General Sam Houston identify Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna among the captives of the battle when some of his fellow soldiers mistakenly give away his identity.
    • June 16 » The formation of the London Working Men's Association gives rise to the Chartist Movement.
    • October 16 » Great Trek: Afrikaner voortrekkers repulse a Matabele attack, but lose their livestock.
    • December 28 » South Australia and Adelaide are founded.

Day of marriage May 13, 1885

  • The temperature on May 13, 1885 was about 10.7 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 44%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 26 » Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.
    • March 23 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hưng Hóa, northern Vietnam.
    • May 2 » Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
    • July 1 » The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
    • August 14 » Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
    • September 22 » Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement.

Day of death November 14, 1886

  • The temperature on November 14, 1886 was about 6.3 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 23 » Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of aluminium from the electrolysis of aluminium oxide, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister, Julia Brainerd Hall.
    • March 1 » The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham.
    • April 8 » William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
    • May 1 » Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affair in Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries.
    • June 30 » The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.
    • November 14 » Friedrich Soennecken first developed the hole puncher, a type of office tool capable of punching small holes in paper.


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