Family tree Weening » Hendrik Meersma (1888-1973)

Personal data Hendrik Meersma 


Household of Hendrik Meersma

He is married to Aafke Sjaarda.

They got married on May 20, 1911 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 23 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Jan Meersma  1912-1986
  2. Dirk Meersma  1913-1974

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Hendrik Meersma

Hendrik Bonnes Meersma
1812-1892
Martje Harkes Miedema
1812-1881
Pier Annes Bosma
1824-1876
Sijke Eelkes Veldinga
1829-1903

Hendrik Meersma
1888-1973

1911

Aafke Sjaarda
1890-1969

Jan Meersma
1912-1986
Dirk Meersma
1913-1974

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1888, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/82994/meersma
  3. Huwelijksregister 1911, Kollumerland c.a.

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Historical events

Birthday April 9, 1888

  • The temperature on April 9, 1888 was about 2.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. 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)
  • 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 Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • May 12 » In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
    • June 15 » Crown Prince Wilhelm becomes Kaiser Wilhelm II; he will be the last Emperor of the German Empire. Due to the death of his predecessors Wilhelm I and Frederick III, 1888 is the Year of the Three Emperors.
    • June 29 » George Edward Gouraud records Handel's Israel in Egypt onto a phonograph cylinder, thought for many years to be the oldest known recording of music.
    • September 22 » The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.
    • October 17 » Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).
    • October 21 » Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.

Day of marriage May 20, 1911

  • The temperature on May 20, 1911 was between 8.8 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • April 29 » Tsinghua University, one of mainland China's leading universities, is founded.
    • May 21 » President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco Madero sign the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez to put an end to the fighting between the forces of both men, concluding the initial phase of the Mexican Revolution.
    • September 25 » An explosion of badly degraded propellant charges on board the French battleship Liberté detonates the forward ammunition magazines and destroys the ship.
    • October 9 » An accidental bomb explosion triggers the Wuchang Uprising against the Chinese monarchy.
    • December 24 » Lackawanna Cut-Off railway line opens in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
    • December 29 » Mongolia gains independence from the Qing dynasty, enthroning 8th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu as Khagan of Mongolia.

Day of death January 21, 1973

  • The temperature on January 21, 1973 was between 0.6 °C and 5.3 °C and averaged 3.2 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1973: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
    • January 27 » The Paris Peace Accords officially end the Vietnam War. Colonel William Nolde is killed in action becoming the conflict's last recorded American combat casualty.
    • March 17 » The Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Burst of Joy is taken, depicting a former prisoner of war being reunited with his family, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
    • April 2 » Launch of the LexisNexis computerized legal research service.
    • August 15 » Vietnam War: The United States bombing of Cambodia ends.
    • September 23 » Argentine general election: Juan Perón returns to power in Argentina.
    • December 9 » British and Irish authorities sign the Sunningdale Agreement in an attempt to establish a power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive and a cross-border Council of Ireland.


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