Family tree Weening » Joost Pitstra (1896-1959)

Personal data Joost Pitstra 


Household of Joost Pitstra

He is married to Riemkje Tjoelker.

They got married on May 31, 1919 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 22 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Sytse Pitstra  1920-1990

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Joost Pitstra?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


Timeline Joost Pitstra

  This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info. Symbols used: grootouders grandparents   ouders parents   broers-zussen brothers/sisters   kinderen children

Ancestors (and descendant) of Joost Pitstra

Johannes Hendriks Pitstra
1822-1901
Frouwkjen Jakobs Soldaat
1830-1899
Joost Joukes Elzinga
1837-1907
Bindertje Sierks Bijma
1835-1894
Sytze Pitstra
1869-1948

Joost Pitstra
1896-1959

1919

Riemkje Tjoelker
1893-1964

Sytse Pitstra
1920-1990

With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).

Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1896, Achtkarspelen
  2. http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/111460/pitstra
  3. Huwelijksregister 1919, Achtkarspelen

Matches in other publications

This person also appears in the publication:

Historical events

Birthday November 16, 1896

  • The temperature on November 16, 1896 was about 1.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • May 26 » Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
    • August 16 » Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
    • November 1 » A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
    • November 17 » The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.
    • December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
    • December 14 » The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.

Day of marriage May 31, 1919

  • The temperature on May 31, 1919 was between 8.2 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 12.9 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 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 1919: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
    • January 15 » Great Molasses Flood: A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150.
    • January 18 » Ignacy Jan Paderewski becomes Prime Minister of the newly independent Poland.
    • February 6 » The five-day Seattle General Strike begins, as more than 65,000 workers in the city of Seattle, Washington, walk off the job.
    • June 2 » Anarchists simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U.S. cities.
    • June 23 » Estonian War of Independence: The decisive defeat of the Baltische Landeswehr in the Battle of Cēsis; this date is celebrated as Victory Day in Estonia.
    • August 11 » Germany's Weimar Constitution is signed into law.

Day of death April 24, 1959

  • The temperature on April 24, 1959 was between 3.5 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (84%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
    • March 9 » The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York.
    • April 25 » The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping.
    • July 15 » The steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.
    • July 29 » First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.
    • September 14 » The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashes onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach it.
    • November 15 » The murders of the Clutter Family in Holcomb, Kansas were discovered, inspiring Truman Capote's non-fiction book In Cold Blood.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Pitstra

  • View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname Pitstra.
  • Check the information Open Archives has about Pitstra.
  • Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching Pitstra.

The Family tree Weening publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Hans Weening, "Family tree Weening", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-weening/I17526.php : accessed October 8, 2026), "Joost Pitstra (1896-1959)".