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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.
    • April 24 » American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
    • July 1 » The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
    • September 2 » Rock Springs massacre: In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners, who are struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers killing 28, wounding 15 and forcing several hundred more out of town.
    • October 13 » The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
    • November 17 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: The decisive Battle of Slivnitsa begins.
    • November 19 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: Bulgarian victory in the Battle of Slivnitsa solidifies the unification between the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia.

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.
    • January 17 » Finnish Civil War: The first serious battles take place between the Red Guards and the White Guard.
    • January 25 » The Ukrainian People's Republic declares independence from Soviet Russia.
    • March 21 » World War I: The first phase of the German Spring Offensive, Operation Michael, begins.
    • March 30 » Outburst of bloody March Events in Baku and other locations of Baku Governorate.
    • July 4 » Mehmed V died at the age of 73 and Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI ascends to the throne.
    • November 1 » Western Ukraine separates from Austria-Hungary.

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.
    • June 20 » Continuation War: The Soviet Union demands an unconditional surrender from Finland during the beginning of partially successful Vyborg-Petrozavodsk Offensive. The Finnish government refuses.
    • July 21 » World War II: Battle of Guam: American troops land on Guam, starting a battle that will end on August 10.
    • November 16 » World War II: Düren, Germany, is destroyed by Allied bombers.
    • November 18 » The Popular Socialist Youth is founded in Cuba.
    • December 18 » World War II: Seventy-seven B-29 Superfortress and 200 other aircraft of U.S. Fourteenth Air Force bomb Hankow, China, a Japanese supply base.
    • December 22 » World War II: Battle of the Bulge: German troops demand the surrender of United States troops at Bastogne, Belgium, prompting the famous one word reply by General Anthony McAuliffe: "Nuts!"


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