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Household of Sjoerd Damstra

He is married to Sjoukje Jager.

They got married on May 22, 1897 at Smallingerland (Fr), he was 31 years old.Source 3


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Sjoerd Damstra

Marten Sjoerds Damstra
1786-1825
Grietje Jans Douma
± 1791-1874
Willem Sipkes Dijkstra
1807-1839
Antje Geerts Dijkstra
1802-1869

Sjoerd Damstra
1865-1939

1897

Sjoukje Jager
1870-1958

Aaltje Damstra
1901-????

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1865, Smallingerland
  2. Overlijdensregister 1939, Tietjerksteradeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1897, Smallingerland

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Historical events

Birthday August 16, 1865

  • The temperature on August 16, 1865 was about 16.7 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 2 » Uruguayan War: The Siege of Paysandú ends as the Brazilians and Coloradans capture Paysandú, Uruguay.
    • March 29 » American Civil War: Federal forces under Major General Philip Sheridan move to flank Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee as the Appomattox Campaign begins.
    • April 10 » American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.
    • April 12 » American Civil War: Mobile, Alabama, falls to the Union Army.
    • April 26 » Union cavalry troopers corner and shoot dead John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, in Virginia.
    • December 4 » North Carolina ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, followed soon by Georgia, and U.S. slaves were legally free within two weeks.

Day of marriage May 22, 1897

  • The temperature on May 22, 1897 was about 14.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. 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 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 year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • April 30 » J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London.
    • July 2 » British-Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London.
    • August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
    • September 1 » The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.
    • September 12 » Tirah Campaign: In the Battle of Saragarhi, ten thousand Pashtun tribesmen suffer several hundred casualties while attacking 21 Sikh soldiers in British service.
    • December 30 » The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.

Day of death August 31, 1939

  • The temperature on August 31, 1939 was between 11.4 °C and 23.8 °C and averaged 18.2 °C. There was 15.6 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
    • March 26 » Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war.
    • September 1 » General George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
    • September 3 » World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allies.
    • September 21 » Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescu is assassinated by the Iron Guard.
    • October 8 » World War II: Germany annexes western Poland.
    • November 8 » In Munich, Adolf Hitler narrowly escapes the assassination attempt of Georg Elser while celebrating the 16th anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsch.


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