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Personal data Pieter Veenstra 


Household of Pieter Veenstra

He is married to Grietje Wybenga.

They got married on May 18, 1901 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 26 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Jacob Veenstra  1905-1979
  2. Fokje Veenstra  1912-1983
  3. Dirk Veenstra  1915-1992
  4. Minne Veenstra  1921-2008

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Pieter Veenstra

Durk Egberts Veenstra
1817-1857
Antje Pieters Riemersma
1809-1888
Rinze Jans Monsma
1808-1881
Fokje Lieuwes de Jong
± 1808-1876

Pieter Veenstra
1874-1946

1901

Grietje Wybenga
1881-1972

Jacob Veenstra
1905-1979
Fokje Veenstra
1912-1983
Dirk Veenstra
1915-1992
Minne Veenstra
1921-2008

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1874, Dantumadeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1946, Dantumadeel
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/197133/veenstra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1901, Dantumadeel

Historical events

Birthday September 22, 1874

  • The temperature on September 22, 1874 was about 19.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. 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 July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • 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 1874: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 28 » One of the longest cases ever heard in an English court ends when the defendant is convicted of perjury for attempting to assume the identity of the heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.
    • March 15 » France and Vietnam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina.
    • July 1 » The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.
    • July 14 » The Chicago Fire of 1874 burns down 47 acres of the city, destroying 812 buildings, killing 20, and resulting in the fire insurance industry demanding municipal reforms from Chicago's city council.
    • July 23 » Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India.
    • November 25 » The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.

Day of marriage May 18, 1901

  • The temperature on May 18, 1901 was between 2.4 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (40%). 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • January 1 » The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton is appointed the first Prime Minister.
    • January 10 » The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
    • March 1 » The Australian Army is formed.
    • April 25 » New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.
    • September 14 » U.S. President William McKinley dies after being mortally wounded on September 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz and is succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.
    • October 12 » President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.

Day of death January 22, 1946

  • The temperature on January 22, 1946 was between -4.6 °C and -2.1 °C and averaged -2.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
    • January 10 » The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals.
    • January 10 » The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented.
    • January 22 » Creation of the Central Intelligence Group, forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency.
    • October 16 » Nuremberg trials: Ten defendants found guilty by the International Military Tribunal are executed by hanging.
    • November 3 » The Constitution of Japan is adopted through Emperor's assent.
    • December 11 » The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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