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Personal data Harmen Jans Merkus 


Household of Harmen Jans Merkus

He is married to Doetje Annes de Boer.

They got married on May 6, 1875 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 25 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Jan Merkus  1875-1953 
  2. Martje Merkus  1880-1975 
  3. Anne Merkus  1884-1964 
  4. Grietje Merkus  1890-1986 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Harmen Jans Merkus

Harmen Jelles Merkus
1771-1848
Lijsbeth Jans
1773-1826
Jacob Ymkes Meyer
± 1788-1826
Antje Meinderts Dantuma
± 1793-1857

Harmen Jans Merkus
1849-1912

1875

Doetje Annes de Boer
1844-1932

Jan Merkus
1875-1953
Martje Merkus
1880-1975
Anne Merkus
1884-1964
Grietje Merkus
1890-1986

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1849, Dantumadeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1912, Kollumerland c.a.
  3. Huwelijksregister 1875, Dantumadeel

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Historical events

Birthday May 29, 1849

  • The temperature on May 29, 1849 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: betrokken regen. 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).
  • From November 21, 1848 till November 1, 1849 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Kempenaer - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. J.M. de Kempenaer (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1849: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • February 5 » University of Wisconsin–Madison's first class meets at Madison Female Academy.
    • February 13 » The delegation headed by Metropolitan bishop Andrei Șaguna hands out to the Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria the General Petition of Romanian leaders in Transylvania, Banat and Bukovina, which demands that the Romanian nation be recognized.
    • May 15 » The Sicilian revolution of 1848 is finally extinguished.
    • July 16 » Antonio María Claret y Clará founds the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, popularly known as the Claretians in Vic, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
    • August 22 » The first air raid in history. Austria launches pilotless balloons against the city of Venice.
    • September 17 » American abolitionist Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery.

Day of marriage May 6, 1875

  • The temperature on May 6, 1875 was about 22.5 °C. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 43%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
    • March 3 » The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette.
    • May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
    • July 9 » The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.
    • August 22 » The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.
    • October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.

Day of death July 2, 1912

  • The temperature on July 2, 1912 was between 8.5 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 1912: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 17 » British polar explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.
    • March 5 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.
    • May 18 » The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai.
    • October 17 » Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.
    • November 5 » Woodrow Wilson is elected the 28th President of the United States, defeating incumbent William Howard Taft.
    • November 12 » The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.


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