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Personal data Jan Boersma 


Household of Jan Boersma

He is married to Grietje Meekma.

They got married on May 4, 1922 at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 33 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Reinder Boersma  1923-1955

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Boersma

Jan Boersma
1888-1952

1922

Grietje Meekma
1895-1977

Reinder Boersma
1923-1955

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1888, Ferwerderadeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1952, Tietjerksteradeel
  3. https://graftombe.nl/names/info/704410/boersma
  4. Huwelijksregister 1922, Tietjerksteradeel

Historical events

Birthday July 8, 1888

  • The temperature on July 8, 1888 was about 14.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%. 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.
    • April 6 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
    • May 13 » With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery.
    • August 21 » The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
    • August 31 » Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims.
    • October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
    • October 21 » Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.

Day of marriage May 4, 1922

  • The temperature on May 4, 1922 was between 8.4 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
    • March 20 » The USSLangley is commissioned as the first United States Navy aircraft carrier.
    • June 24 » The American Professional Football Association is renamed the National Football League.
    • July 9 » Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'.
    • September 11 » The Treaty of Kars is ratified in Yerevan, Armenia.
    • October 29 » King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy appoints Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister.
    • December 8 » Northern Ireland ceases to be part of the Irish Free State.

Day of death December 1, 1952

  • The temperature on December 1, 1952 was between -5.4 °C and -0.9 °C and averaged -3.8 °C. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
    • April 28 » Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO.
    • May 3 » Lieutenant Colonels Joseph O. Fletcher and William P. Benedict of the United States land a plane at the North Pole.
    • July 21 » The 7.3 Mw  Kern County earthquake strikes Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 12 and injuring hundreds.
    • September 6 » A prototype aircraft crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board.
    • September 8 » The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation makes its first televised broadcast on the second escape of the Boyd Gang.
    • December 20 » A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns in Moses Lake, Washington killing 87.


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