Family tree Weening » Geert Tiekstra (1876-1960)

Personal data Geert Tiekstra 


Household of Geert Tiekstra

He is married to Elizabetha Knoop.

They got married on May 21, 1904 at Grijpskerk (Gr), he was 27 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Germ Louwe Tiekstra  1914-2004

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Geert Tiekstra

Hendrik Hiddes Tiekstra
1783-1866
Dettje Reins Teunissen
± 1808-1881
Geert Folkerts Rinkema
± 1802-1847
Rinske Geerts van Prins
1810-1875
Rein Tiekstra
1839-1902
Aafke Rinkema
1847-1936

Geert Tiekstra
1876-1960

1904

Elizabetha Knoop
1881-1973

Germ Louwe Tiekstra
1914-2004

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Grootegast 1876
  2. Overlijdensregister Grijpskerk 1960
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/1999543/tiekstra
  4. Huwelijksregister Grijpskerk 1904

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Historical events

Birthday October 22, 1876

  • The temperature on October 22, 1876 was about 2.5 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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 1876: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • April 17 » Catalpa rescue: The rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia.
    • May 10 » The Centennial Exposition is opened in Philadelphia.
    • June 17 » American Indian Wars: Battle of the Rosebud: 1,500 Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back General George Crook's forces at Rosebud Creek in Montana Territory.
    • July 8 » The Hamburg massacre prior to the 1876 United States presidential election results in the deaths of six African-Americans of the Republican Party, along with one white assailant.
    • October 4 » The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opens as the first public college in Texas.
    • December 23 » First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.

Day of marriage May 21, 1904

  • The temperature on May 21, 1904 was between 4.0 °C and 11.5 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
    • January 7 » The distress signal "CQD" is established only to be replaced two years later by "SOS".
    • February 7 » A fire begins in Baltimore, Maryland; it destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
    • February 8 » Battle of Port Arthur: A surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese at Port Arthur, China starts the Russo-Japanese War.
    • February 28 » S.L. Benfica is founded in Portugal.
    • October 4 » The IFK Göteborg football club is founded in Sweden.
    • October 27 » The first underground New York City Subway line opens, later designated as the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line.

Day of death January 2, 1960

  • The temperature on January 2, 1960 was between 6.4 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
    • April 9 » Dr Hendrik Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa and architect of apartheid, narrowly survives an assassination attempt by a white farmer, David Pratt in Johannesburg.
    • April 15 » At Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, Ella Baker leads a conference that results in the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, one of the principal organizations of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
    • May 3 » The Anne Frank House museum opens in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
    • June 20 » The Mali Federation gains independence from France (it later splits into Mali and Senegal).
    • July 21 » Sirimavo Bandaranaike is elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, becoming the world's first female head of government
    • July 28 » The German Volkswagen Act came into force.


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