Family tree Weening » Antje Merkus (1898-1967)

Personal data Antje Merkus 


Household of Antje Merkus

She is married to Jan Westra.

They got married on June 16, 1923 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, she was 25 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Fokje Westra  1924-2011

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Antje Merkus

Poppe Hylkes Merkus
1818-1892
Jitske Sytzes van der Werf
1826-1863
Feye Fokkes Overzet
1820-1876
Antje Hayema
1840-1882
Sake Merkus
1862-1941
Fokje Overzet
1865-1900

Antje Merkus
1898-1967

1923

Jan Westra
1897-1985

Fokje Westra
1924-2011

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1898, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/36588/merkus
  3. Huwelijksregister 1923, Kollumerland c.a.

Historical events

Birthday January 18, 1898

  • The temperature on January 18, 1898 was about -3.8 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 1 » New York, New York annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The four initial boroughs, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx, are joined on January 25 by Staten Island to create the modern city of five boroughs.
    • June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
    • June 27 » The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
    • July 4 » En route from New York to Le Havre, the SS La Bourgogne collides with another ship and sinks off the coast of Sable Island, with the loss of 549 lives.
    • September 21 » Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China.
    • December 18 » Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of 39.245mph (63.159km/h) in a Jeantaud electric car.

Day of marriage June 16, 1923

  • The temperature on June 16, 1923 was between 6.5 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
    • January 9 » Lithuanian residents of the Memel Territory rebel against the League of Nations' decision to leave the area as a mandated region under French control.
    • February 15 » Greece becomes the last European country to adopt the Gregorian calendar.
    • April 15 » Insulin becomes generally available for use by people with diabetes.
    • May 26 » The first 24 Hours of Le Mans was held and has since been run annually in June.
    • September 26 » The German government accepts the occupation of the Ruhr.
    • October 13 » Ankara becomes the capital of Turkey.

Day of death June 30, 1967

  • The temperature on June 30, 1967 was between 9.0 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 10.9 hours of sunshine (65%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1967: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.5 million citizens.
    • May 27 » Australians vote in favor of a constitutional referendum granting the Australian government the power to make laws to benefit Indigenous Australians and to count them in the national census.
    • June 2 » Luis Monge is executed in Colorado's gas chamber, in the last pre-Furman execution in the United States.
    • July 29 » During the fourth day of celebrating its 400th anniversary, the city of Caracas, Venezuela is shaken by an earthquake, leaving approximately 500 dead.
    • September 4 » Vietnam War: Operation Swift begins when U.S. Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Que Son Valley.
    • October 9 » A day after his capture, Ernesto "Che" Guevara is executed for attempting to incite a revolution in Bolivia.
    • November 9 » Apollo program: NASA launches the unmanned Apollo 4 test spacecraft atop the first Saturn V rocket from Cape Kennedy, Florida.


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