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Personal data Geertje Froentjes 


Household of Geertje Froentjes

She is married to Willem Heemstra.

They got married on May 7, 1868 at Grootegast (Gr), she was 25 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Tietje Heemstra  1869-1936 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Geertje Froentjes

Sibbele Cornelis Froentjes
1786-1867
Geertje Jacobs Riensema
1786-1842
Dirk Gerrits Smits
± 1760-1830
Grietje Jans Kiestra
1790-1870

Geertje Froentjes
1842-1909

1868

Willem Heemstra
1843-1907

Tietje Heemstra
1869-1936

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Grootegast 1842
  2. Overlijdensregister Grootegast 1909
  3. Huwelijksregister Grootegast 1868

Historical events

Birthday December 14, 1842

  • The temperature on December 14, 1842 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: half bewolkt. 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 1842: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • February 21 » John Greenough is granted the first U.S. patent for the sewing machine.
    • May 16 » The first major wagon train heading for the Pacific Northwest sets out on the Oregon Trail from Elm Grove, Missouri, with 100 pioneers.
    • May 30 » John Francis attempts to murder Queen Victoria as she drives down Constitution Hill in London with Prince Albert.
    • August 9 » The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
    • August 14 » American Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida to Oklahoma.
    • December 7 » First concert of the New York Philharmonic, founded by Ureli Corelli Hill.

Day of marriage May 7, 1868

  • The temperature on May 7, 1868 was about 18.1 °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 36%. 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 June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 2 » Pro-Imperial forces captured Osaka Castle from the Tokugawa shogunate and burned it to the ground.
    • April 11 » Former shōgun Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrenders Edo Castle to Imperial forces, marking the end of the Tokugawa shogunate.
    • May 30 » Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern "Memorial Day") is observed in the United States for the first time after a proclamation by John A. Logan, head of the Grand Army of the Republic (a veterans group).
    • July 25 » The Wyoming Territory is established.
    • September 28 » The Battle of Alcolea causes Queen Isabella II of Spain to flee to France.
    • October 10 » The Ten Years' War begins against Spanish rule in Cuba.

Day of death December 24, 1909

  • The temperature on December 24, 1909 was between -0.2 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
    • February 15 » The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.
    • March 10 » By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.
    • August 19 » The first automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
    • August 30 » Burgess Shale fossils are discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott.
    • September 20 » The South Africa Act 1909 creates the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies from four smaller colonies.
    • December 4 » In Canadian football, the First Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26–6.


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