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Personal data Grietje Jans Hoekstra 


Household of Grietje Jans Hoekstra

(1) She is married to Tabe Wybes Bergsma.

They got married on May 17, 1862 at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 24 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Jan Bergsma  1863-1917 


(2) She is married to Poppe Hylkes Merkus.

They got married on February 5, 1870 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), she was 32 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Jitze Merkus  1871-1943 
  3. Harm Merkus  1874-1882
  4. Lammert Merkus  1875-1875
  5. Aaltje Merkus  1876-1928 
  6. Antje Merkus  1878-1941 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Grietje Jans Hoekstra

Wopke Lammerts Hoekstra
± 1782-1848
Tjitske Jans Stavast
± 1775-1849
Lammert Geerts Landman
1784-1836
Grietje Jacobs Groenewoud
± 1786-1871

Grietje Jans Hoekstra
1837-1905

(1) 1862

Tabe Wybes Bergsma
1837-1868

Jan Bergsma
1863-1917
(2) 1870

Poppe Hylkes Merkus
1818-1892

Jitze Merkus
1871-1943
Levenloos geborene
Harm Merkus
1874-1882
Lammert Merkus
1875-1875
Aaltje Merkus
1876-1928
Antje Merkus
1878-1941

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1837, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1905, Achtkarspelen
  3. Huwelijksregister 1862, Tietjerksteradeel
  4. Huwelijksregister 1870, Achtkarspelen

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Birthday June 16, 1837

  • The temperature on June 16, 1837 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: betrokken dampig. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1837: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • January 26 » Michigan is admitted as the 26th U.S. state.
    • March 4 » The city of Chicago is incorporated.
    • May 3 » The University of Athens is founded in Athens, Greece.
    • June 11 » The Broad Street Riot occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between Yankees and Irish.
    • September 18 » Tiffany & Co. (first named Tiffany & Young) is founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City. The store is called a "stationery and fancy goods emporium".
    • December 25 » Second Seminole War: American general Zachary Taylor leads 1,100 troops against the Seminoles at the Battle of Lake Okeechobee.

Day of marriage February 5, 1870

  • The temperature on February 5, 1870 was about 5.2 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%. 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 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 1870: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 9 » US president Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau.
    • May 14 » The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.
    • June 22 » The United States Department of Justice is created by the U.S. Congress.
    • September 4 » Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared.
    • September 19 » Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city will hold out for over four months before surrendering.
    • November 1 » In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.

Day of death January 8, 1905

  • The temperature on January 8, 1905 was between -0.5 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 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.
    • February 23 » Chicago attorney Paul Harris and three other businessmen meet for lunch to form the Rotary Club, the world's first service club.
    • August 10 » Russo-Japanese War: Peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
    • October 16 » The Partition of Bengal in India takes place.
    • October 30 » Czar Nicholas II issues the October Manifesto, granting the Russian peoples basic civil liberties and the right to form a duma. (October 17 in the Julian calendar)
    • November 18 » Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway.
    • November 25 » Prince Carl of Denmark arrives in Norway to become King Haakon VII of Norway.


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