Family tree Weening » Durk de Vries (1868-1941)

Personal data Durk de Vries 


Household of Durk de Vries

He is married to Orseltje Hoekstra.

They got married on May 18, 1901 at Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 33 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Baukje de Vries  1903-1979 
  2. Richtje de Vries  1908-1969

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Durk de Vries

Dirk Ruurds de Vries
1787-1856
Grietje Fokkes Zijlstra
1786-1856
Roelfke Jans Bijlsma
± 1811-1845
Fokje Bijlsma
1839-1903

Durk de Vries
1868-1941

1901

Orseltje Hoekstra
1874-1948

Baukje de Vries
1903-1979
Richtje de Vries
1908-1969

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1868, Oostdongeradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1941, Oostdongeradeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1901, Oostdongeradeel

Historical events

Birthday May 6, 1868

  • The temperature on May 6, 1868 was about 12.3 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%. 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 June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 27 » Boshin War: The Battle of Toba–Fushimi begins, between forces of the Tokugawa shogunate and pro-Imperial factions; it will end in defeat for the shogunate, and is a pivotal point in the Meiji Restoration.
    • March 8 » Sakai incident: Japanese samurai kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai, Osaka.
    • April 7 » Thomas D'Arcy McGee, one of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation, is assassinated by a Fenian activist.
    • May 14 » Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward.
    • June 10 » Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia is assassinated.
    • September 19 » La Gloriosa begins in Spain.

Day of marriage May 18, 1901

  • The temperature on May 18, 1901 was between 2.4 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (40%). 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 1901: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • February 20 » The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
    • June 11 » The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands.
    • August 21 » Six hundred American school teachers, Thomasites, arrived in Manila on the USAT Thomas.
    • September 2 » Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.
    • September 14 » U.S. President William McKinley dies after being mortally wounded on September 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz and is succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.
    • September 28 » Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas kill more than forty American soldiers while losing 28 of their own.

Day of death June 30, 1941

  • The temperature on June 30, 1941 was between 11.2 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • 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 1941: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
    • February 25 » The outlawed Communist Party of the Netherlands organises a general strike in German-occupied Amsterdam to protest against Nazi persecution of Dutch Jews.
    • March 29 » World War II: British Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy forces defeat those of the Italian Regia Marina off the Peloponnesian coast of Greece in the Battle of Cape Matapan.
    • July 6 » The German army launches its offensive to encircle several Soviet armies near Smolensk.
    • August 29 » World War II: Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is occupied by Nazi Germany following an occupation by the Soviet Union.
    • October 11 » Beginning of the National Liberation War of Macedonia.
    • December 24 » World War II: Kuching is conquered by Japanese forces.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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