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Personal data Metje Poelstra 


Household of Metje Poelstra

She is married to Roelf Willems Meijer.

They got married on December 5, 1861 at Leens (Gr), she was 18 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Annechien Meijer  1863-1863
  2. Willem Meijer  1864-1886
  3. Aaltje Meijer  1867-1867
  4. Reinder Meijer  1868-1958 
  5. Pieter Meijer  1868-1894
  6. Geert Meijer  1871-1951
  7. Aaltje Meijer  1874-1901
  8. Roelf Meijer  1878-1962
  9. Annechien Meijer  1881-1971 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Metje Poelstra

Jan Geerts Deemter
1773-1827
Mettie Pieters Kalk
± 1777-1854

Metje Poelstra
1843-1902

1861

Roelf Willems Meijer
1830-1902

Annechien Meijer
1863-1863
Willem Meijer
1864-1886
Aaltje Meijer
1867-1867
Reinder Meijer
1868-1958
Pieter Meijer
1868-1894
Geert Meijer
1871-1951
Aaltje Meijer
1874-1901
Roelf Meijer
1878-1962
Annechien Meijer
1881-1971

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Ezinge 1843
  2. Overlijdensregister Leens 1902
  3. Huwelijksregister Leens 1861

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Historical events

Birthday May 13, 1843

  • The temperature on May 13, 1843 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. 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 1843: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • February 6 » The first minstrel show in the United States, The Virginia Minstrels, opens (Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City).
    • August 15 » The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu, Hawaii is dedicated. Now the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, it is the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral in continuous use in the United States.
    • August 15 » Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest still intact amusement parks in the world, opens in Copenhagen, Denmark.
    • September 21 » John Williams Wilson takes possession of the Strait of Magellan on behalf of the Chilean government.
    • October 1 » The News of the World tabloid begins publication in London, UK.
    • October 30 » Fuerte Bulnes, the first Chilean settlement in the strait of Magellan, is founded.

Day of marriage December 5, 1861

  • The temperature on December 5, 1861 was about -2.4 °C. The air pressure was 7.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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 February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
  • In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • July 21 » American Civil War: First Battle of Bull Run: At Manassas Junction, Virginia, the first major battle of the war begins and ends in a victory for the Confederate army.
    • October 24 » The first transcontinental telegraph line across the United States is completed.
    • November 1 » American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as the commander of the Union Army, replacing General Winfield Scott.
    • November 7 » American Civil War: Battle of Belmont: In Belmont, Missouri, Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant overrun a Confederate camp but are forced to retreat when Confederate reinforcements arrive.
    • November 20 » American Civil War: A secession ordinance is filed by Kentucky's Confederate government.
    • December 26 » American Civil War: The Trent Affair: Confederate diplomatic envoys James Murray Mason and John Slidell are freed by the United States government, thus heading off a possible war between the United States and the United Kingdom.

Day of death January 10, 1902

  • The temperature on January 10, 1902 was between 6.7 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. 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 1902: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • February 27 » Second Boer War: Australian soldiers Harry "Breaker" Morant and Peter Handcock are executed in Pretoria after being convicted of war crimes.
    • March 6 » Real Madrid CF is founded.
    • April 18 » The 7.5 Mw  Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800–2,000.
    • May 20 » Cuba gains independence from the United States. Tomás Estrada Palma becomes the country's first President.
    • August 22 » Cadillac Motor Company is founded.
    • December 10 » The opening of the reservoir of the Aswan Dam in Egypt.


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