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Personal data Jan Merkus 


Household of Jan Merkus

He is married to Akke Lijzenga.

They got married on May 20, 1905 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 29 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Harmen Merkus  1906-1977
  2. Gerrit Merkus  1912-1993

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Merkus

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

Jan Merkus
1875-1953

1905

Akke Lijzenga
1875-1942

Harmen Merkus
1906-1977
Gerrit Merkus
1912-1993

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1875, Dantumadeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1953, Kollumerland c.a.
  3. http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/446522/merkus
  4. Huwelijksregister 1905, Kollumerland c.a.

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Historical events

Birthday August 30, 1875

  • The temperature on August 30, 1875 was about 20.7 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. 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.
    • March 3 » The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette.
    • March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
    • May 1 » Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873.
    • July 9 » The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.
    • August 25 » Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
    • September 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.

Day of marriage May 20, 1905

  • The temperature on May 20, 1905 was between 8.5 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1905: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • May 28 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō and the Imperial Japanese Navy.
    • June 27 » During the Russo-Japanese War, sailors start a mutiny aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin.
    • August 20 » Sun Yat-sen, Chinese revolutionary, forms the first chapter of T'ung Meng Hui, a union of all secret societies determined to bringing down the Manchus.
    • September 1 » Alberta and Saskatchewan join the Canadian confederation.
    • September 11 » The Ninth Avenue derailment occurs in New York City, killing 13.
    • December 9 » In France, the law separating church and state is passed.

Day of death February 6, 1953

  • The average temperature on February 6, 1953 was -2.0 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (26%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
    • February 11 » Cold War: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower denies all appeals for clemency for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
    • March 3 » A De Havilland Comet (Canadian Pacific Air Lines) crashes in Karachi, Pakistan, killing 11.
    • April 8 » Mau Mau leader Jomo Kenyatta is convicted by British Kenya's rulers.
    • June 8 » The United States Supreme Court rules in District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co. that restaurants in Washington, D.C., cannot refuse to serve black patrons.
    • October 1 » A Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea is concluded in Washington, D.C.
    • December 8 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his "Atoms for Peace" speech, which leads to an American program to supply equipment and information on nuclear power to schools, hospitals, and research institutions around the world.


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