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Personal data Gerk Wiersma 


Household of Gerk Wiersma

He is married to Trijntje Ekema.

They got married on December 18, 1902 at Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 25 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Ynze Wiersma  1907-1988

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerk Wiersma

Ynse Sijes Wiersma
1802-1879
Yttje Martens Tamminga
1793-1883
Gerk Gerrits Boekholt
1808-1895
Maike Ouwes Terpstra
1805-1847

Gerk Wiersma
1877-1928

1902

Trijntje Ekema
1871-1968

Ynze Wiersma
1907-1988

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1877, Westdongeradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1928, Westdongeradeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1902, Oostdongeradeel

Historical events

Birthday April 18, 1877

  • The temperature on April 18, 1877 was about 2.9 °C. The air pressure was 25 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 2 » Just two days before inauguration, the U.S. Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the 1876 U.S. presidential election even though Samuel J. Tilden had won the popular vote.
    • May 5 » American Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles.
    • June 15 » Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy.
    • August 9 » Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army.
    • November 29 » Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.
    • December 6 » The first edition of The Washington Post is published.

Day of marriage December 18, 1902

  • The temperature on December 18, 1902 was between 2.3 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 5.4 °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.
    • January 30 » The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed in London.
    • March 6 » Real Madrid CF is founded.
    • April 14 » James Cash Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
    • May 31 » Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.
    • June 28 » The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
    • August 22 » Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.

Day of death March 29, 1928

  • The temperature on March 29, 1928 was between -0.8 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
    • January 7 » A disastrous flood of the River Thames kills 14 people and causes extensive damage to much of riverside London.
    • May 15 » Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy".
    • September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
    • October 12 » An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston.
    • December 6 » The government of Colombia sends military forces to suppress a month-long strike by United Fruit Company workers, resulting in an unknown number of deaths.
    • December 17 » Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru assassinate British police officer James Saunders in Lahore, Punjab, to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai at the hands of the police. The three were executed in 1931.


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Source: Wikipedia

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