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Personal data Geert Damsma 


Household of Geert Damsma

He is married to Maaike Gerrits Zijlstra.

They got married on May 21, 1865 at Dokkum (Fr), he was 20 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Cornelis Damsma  1878-1956 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Geert Damsma

Geert Damsma
1844-1935

1865

Maaike Gerrits Zijlstra
1843-1915

Cornelis Damsma
1878-1956

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1844, Dokkum
  2. Overlijdensregister 1935, Dokkum
  3. Huwelijksregister 1865, Dokkum

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Historical events

Birthday November 22, 1844

  • The temperature on November 22, 1844 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1844: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • February 28 » A gun on USSPrinceton explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing six people, including two United States Cabinet members.
    • March 8 » King Oscar I ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway.
    • June 6 » The Glaciarium, the world's first mechanically frozen ice rink, opens.
    • June 15 » Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber.
    • September 28 » Oscar I of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Sweden.
    • October 22 » Millerites, followers of Baptist preacher William Miller anticipate the end of the world in conjunction with the Second Advent of Christ. The following day became known as the Great Disappointment.

Day of marriage May 21, 1865

  • The temperature on May 21, 1865 was about 22.8 °C. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 45%. 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 31 » American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief.
    • January 31 » American Civil War: The United States Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing slavery and submits it to the states for ratification.
    • February 1 » President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
    • April 15 » President Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by actor John Wilkes Booth. Vice President Andrew Johnson becomes President upon Lincoln's death.
    • December 1 » Shaw University, the first historically black university in the southern United States, is founded in Raleigh, North Carolina.
    • December 6 » Georgia ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Day of death November 20, 1935

  • The temperature on November 20, 1935 was between 4.2 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • 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 1935: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
    • May 14 » The Constitution of the Philippines is ratified by a popular vote.
    • May 24 » The first night game in Major League Baseball history is played in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the Cincinnati Reds beating the Philadelphia Phillies 2–1 at Crosley Field.
    • June 25 » Colombia–Soviet Union relations are established.
    • July 24 » The Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109°F (43°C) in Chicago and 104°F (40°C) in Milwaukee.
    • October 10 » In Greece, a coup d'état ends the Second Hellenic Republic.
    • December 27 » Regina Jonas is ordained as the first female rabbi in the history of Judaism.


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