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Personal data Grietje Merkus 


Household of Grietje Merkus

She is married to Pier Veenstra.

They got married on May 24, 1913 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, she was 22 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Doetje Veenstra  1914-2006
  2. Riemke Veenstra  1916-1948

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Grietje Merkus

Jan Harmens Merkus
1810-1882
Grietje Jacobs Meyer
1813-1865
Anne Luitjens de Boer
1804-1869
Martsen Sytzes de Boer
1810-1886

Grietje Merkus
1890-1986

1913

Pier Veenstra
1887-1962

Doetje Veenstra
1914-2006
Riemke Veenstra
1916-1948

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1890, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/83534/merkus
  3. Huwelijksregister 1913, Kollumerland c.a.

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Historical events

Birthday November 25, 1890

  • The temperature on November 25, 1890 was about 2.8 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 25 » Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days.
    • March 4 » The longest bridge in Great Britain, the Forth Bridge in Scotland, measuring 1,710 feet (520m) long, is opened by the Duke of Rothesay, later King Edward VII.
    • June 1 » The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
    • July 3 » Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.
    • July 26 » In Buenos Aires, Argentina the Revolución del Parque takes place, forcing President Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman's resignation.
    • November 29 » The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes.

Day of marriage May 24, 1913

  • The temperature on May 24, 1913 was between 9.5 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
    • February 9 » A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of North and South America, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.
    • February 21 » Ioannina is incorporated into the Greek state after the Balkan Wars.
    • August 10 » Second Balkan War: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.
    • September 23 » Roland Garros of France becomes the first to fly in an airplane across the Mediterranean (from St. Raphael in France to Bizerte, Tunisia).
    • December 1 » The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation.
    • December 24 » The Italian Hall disaster in Calumet, Michigan results in the deaths of 73 Christmas party participants (including 59 children) when someone falsely yells "fire".

Day of death October 16, 1986

  • The temperature on October 16, 1986 was between 8.2 °C and 14.5 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1986: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
    • January 11 » The Gateway Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia is officially opened.
    • April 14 » The heaviest hailstones ever recorded (1 kilogram (2.2lb)) fall on the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh, killing 92.
    • April 27 » The city of Pripyat and surrounding areas are evacuated due to Chernobyl disaster.
    • April 29 » A fire at the Central library of the City of Los Angeles Public Library damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items.
    • May 25 » The Hands Across America event takes place.
    • November 26 » The trial of John Demjanjuk, accused of committing war crimes as a guard at the Nazi Treblinka extermination camp, starts in Jerusalem.


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