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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

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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.
    • February 2 » The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.
    • February 14 » Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray.
    • March 7 » Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for an invention he calls the "telephone".
    • November 23 » Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.
    • December 23 » First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
    • December 29 » The Ashtabula River railroad disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.

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.
    • June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
    • August 2 » The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising against the Ottoman Empire begins.
    • August 3 » Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
    • August 18 » German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.
    • October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
    • December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

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.
    • January 8 » Kashf-e hijab decree is made and immediately enforced by Reza Shah, Iran's head of state, banning the wearing of Islamic veils in public.
    • July 6 » A major breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading 200 feet (61m) into the River Irwell.
    • August 31 » Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air.
    • September 9 » The crews of Portuguese Navy frigate NRPAfonso de Albuquerque and destroyer Dão mutinied against the Salazar dictatorship's support of General Franco's coup and declared their solidarity with the Spanish Republic.
    • November 3 » Franklin D. Roosevelt is re-elected President of the United States.
    • December 7 » Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton becomes the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings.


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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