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Personal data Jan Veenstra 


Household of Jan Veenstra

He is married to Jitske Leegstra.

They got married on April 6, 1918 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 33 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Jemke Veenstra  1915-1965

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Veenstra

Jan Veenstra
1825-1891
Hinke Tjebbes Hoeksma
1818-1889
Eelkje Egberts Veenstra
1817-1857

Jan Veenstra
1885-1944

1918

Jitske Leegstra
1884-1941

Jemke Veenstra
1915-1965

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1885, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1944, Dantumadeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1918, Dantumadeel

Historical events

Birthday March 2, 1885

  • The temperature on March 2, 1885 was about 2.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 30 » The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empire.
    • April 30 » Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
    • June 9 » Treaty of Tientsin is signed to end the Sino-French War, with China eventually giving up Tonkin and Annam – most of present-day Vietnam – to France.
    • November 16 » Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel is executed for treason.
    • December 22 » Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan.
    • December 28 » Indian National Congress, a political party of India, is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.

Day of marriage April 6, 1918

  • The temperature on April 6, 1918 was between 4.4 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
    • April 20 » Manfred von Richthofen, a.k.a. The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims, his final victories before his death the following day.
    • June 1 » World War I: Western Front: Battle of Belleau Wood: Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.
    • October 12 » A massive forest fire kills 453 people in Minnesota.
    • November 23 » Heber J. Grant succeeds Joseph F. Smith as the seventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
    • November 25 » Vojvodina, formerly Austro-Hungarian crown land, proclaims its secession from Austria–Hungary to join the Kingdom of Serbia.
    • December 28 » Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons.

Day of death October 5, 1944

  • The temperature on October 5, 1944 was between 3.0 °C and 15.2 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • February 14 » World War II: In the Action of 14 February 1944, a Royal Navy submarine sinks a German-controlled Italian submarine in the Strait of Malacca.
    • February 20 » World War II: The United States takes Eniwetok Island.
    • June 13 » World War II: German combat elements, reinforced by the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, launch a counterattack on American forces near Carentan.
    • July 21 » World War II: Battle of Guam: American troops land on Guam, starting a battle that will end on August 10.
    • August 23 » World War II: King Michael of Romania dismisses the pro-Nazi government of Marshal Antonescu, who is arrested. Romania switches sides from the Axis to the Allies.
    • October 25 » Second World War: The USSTang under Richard O'Kane (the top American submarine ace of the war) is sunk by the ship's own malfunctioning torpedo.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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