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Personal data Berend de Wit 


Household of Berend de Wit

He is married to Ynske Eelkes Boonstra.

They got married on May 9, 1896 at Marum (Gr), he was 27 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Eelke de Wit  1898-1982
  2. Klaas de Wit  1901-1981

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Berend de Wit

Petrus Klasens de Wit
1812-1886
Trientje Jans Boonstra
1806-1873
Berend Klazes Hoeksema
1791-1857
Trijntje Willems Sikkema
1791-1866
Klaas de Wit
1840-1908

Berend de Wit
1868-1934

1896

Ynske Eelkes Boonstra
1866-1905

Eelke de Wit
1898-1982
Klaas de Wit
1901-1981

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Grootegast 1868
  2. Overlijdensregister Grootegast 1934
  3. Huwelijksregister Marum 1896

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Historical events

Birthday November 23, 1868

  • The temperature on November 23, 1868 was about 11.4 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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 June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 5 » Mefistofele, an opera by Arrigo Boito, receives its premiere performance at La Scala.
    • March 23 » The University of California is founded in Oakland, California when the Organic Act is signed into law.
    • May 29 » Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia is assassinated.
    • July 9 » The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law.
    • December 24 » The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.
    • December 25 » Pardons for ex-Confederates: United States President Andrew Johnson grants an unconditional pardon to all Confederate veterans.

Day of marriage May 9, 1896

  • The temperature on May 9, 1896 was about 15.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 41%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 1 » La bohème premieres in Turin at the Teatro Regio (Turin), conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini.
    • February 21 » An Englishman raised in Australia, Bob Fitzsimmons, fought an Irishman, Peter Maher, in an American promoted event which technically took place in Mexico, winning the 1896 World Heavyweight Championship in boxing.
    • May 18 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
    • May 27 » The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10-million in damage.
    • June 2 » Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.
    • June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.

Day of death May 8, 1934

  • The temperature on May 8, 1934 was between 2.6 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 16.5 mm of rain during 9.7 hours. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1934: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
    • May 15 » Kārlis Ulmanis establishes an authoritarian government in Latvia.
    • June 30 » The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler's violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place.
    • July 11 » Engelbert Zaschka of Germany flies his large human-powered aircraft, the Zaschka Human-Power Aircraft, about 20 meters at Berlin Tempelhof Airport without assisted take-off.
    • July 20 » Labor unrest in the U.S.: Police in Minneapolis fire upon striking truck drivers, during the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934, killing two and wounding sixty-seven.
    • August 19 » The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio.
    • November 11 » The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia is opened.


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