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Personal data Abe Westra 


Household of Abe Westra

He is married to Minke Dijkstra.

They got married on May 23, 1903 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 27 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Goffe Westra  1904-1987
  2. Klaas Westra  1905-1947

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Abe Westra

Abe Klazes Westra
1802-1864
Gertje Pieters Damsma
1794-1842

Abe Westra
1876-1936

1903

Minke Dijkstra
1878-1949

Goffe Westra
1904-1987
Klaas Westra
1905-1947

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1876, Westdongeradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1936, Ferwerderadeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1903, Dantumadeel

Historical events

Birthday January 22, 1876

  • The temperature on January 22, 1876 was about -1.2 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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.
    • January 15 » The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
    • February 26 » Japan and Korea sign a treaty granting Japanese citizens extraterritoriality rights, opening three ports to Japanese trade, and ending Korea's status as a tributary state of Qing dynasty China.
    • April 22 » The first game in the history of the National League was played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. This game is often pointed to as the beginning of Major League Baseball.
    • May 10 » The Centennial Exposition is opened in Philadelphia.
    • September 7 » In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.
    • December 23 » First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.

Day of marriage May 23, 1903

  • The temperature on May 23, 1903 was between 9.4 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 13.3 hours of sunshine (83%). 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 1903: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
    • March 2 » In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
    • April 19 » The Kishinev pogrom in Kishinev (Bessarabia) begins, forcing tens of thousands of Jews to later seek refuge in Palestine and the Western world.
    • April 26 » Atlético Madrid Association football club is founded
    • August 3 » Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
    • October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
    • October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.

Day of death September 27, 1936

  • The temperature on September 27, 1936 was between 3.8 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain during 5.0 hours. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
    • March 29 » Adolf Hitler receives 99% of the votes in the 1936 German parliamentary election and referendum.
    • July 21 » Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia is constituted, establishing an anarcho-syndicalist economy in Catalonia.
    • September 6 » Spanish Civil War: The Interprovincial Council of Asturias and León is established.
    • November 23 » Life magazine is reborn as a photo magazine and enjoys instant success.
    • December 21 » First flight of the Junkers Ju 88 multi-role combat aircraft.
    • December 23 » Spanish Civil War: The Spanish Republic legalizes the Regional Defence Council of Aragon.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1874 » Edward Harkness, American philanthropist († 1940)
  • 1874 » Jay Hughes, American baseball player and coach († 1924)
  • 1875 » D. W. Griffith, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1948)
  • 1877 » Tom Jones, American baseball player and manager († 1923)
  • 1879 » Francis Picabia, French painter and poet († 1953)
  • 1880 » Bill O'Neill, Canadian-American baseball player († 1920)

Source: Wikipedia


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