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.
    • February 15 » The battleship USSMaine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing 274. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.
    • June 11 » The Hundred Days' Reform, a planned movement to reform social, political, and educational institutions in China, is started by the Guangxu Emperor, but is suspended by Empress Dowager Cixi after 104 days. (The failed reform led to the abolition of the Imperial examination in 1905.)
    • June 17 » The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established.
    • June 22 » Spanish–American War: In a chaotic operation, 6,000 men of the U.S. Fifth Army Corps begins landing at Daiquirí, Cuba, about 16 miles (26km) east of Santiago de Cuba. Lt. Gen. Arsenio Linares y Pombo of the Spanish Army outnumbers them two-to-one, but does not oppose the landings.
    • August 29 » The Goodyear tire company is founded.
    • November 10 » Beginning of the Wilmington insurrection of 1898, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history.

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.
    • September 1 » The Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people.
    • September 7 » The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) is formed.
    • September 26 » The German government accepts the occupation of the Ruhr.
    • September 29 » The First American Track & Field championships for women are held.
    • October 6 » The Turkish National Movement enters Constantinople.
    • October 29 » Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.

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.
    • March 6 » Cold War: Joseph Stalin's daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva defects to the United States.
    • April 9 » The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) makes its maiden flight.
    • May 1 » Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu are married in Las Vegas.
    • May 20 » The Popular Movement of the Revolution political party is established in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
    • October 4 » Omar Ali Saifuddien III of Brunei abdicates in favour of his son.
    • November 14 » The Congress of Colombia, in commemoration of the 150 years of the death of Policarpa Salavarrieta, declares this day as "Day of the Colombian Woman".


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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