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Personal data Jan Zijlstra 


Household of Jan Zijlstra

He is married to Dieuwke de Vries.

They got married on September 22, 1901 at Dokkum (Fr), he was 24 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Baukje Zijlstra  1902-1995
  2. Froukje Zijlstra  1903-1971 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Zijlstra

Willem Klazes Zijlstra
1813-1872
Tjitsche Joukes Hoekstra
1813-1884

Jan Zijlstra
1877-1956

1901

Dieuwke de Vries
1879-1963

Baukje Zijlstra
1902-1995
Froukje Zijlstra
1903-1971

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1877, Dokkum
  2. Overlijdensregister 1956, Dokkum
  3. https://graftombe.nl/names/info/11021/zijlstra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1901, Dokkum

Historical events

Birthday March 9, 1877

  • The temperature on March 9, 1877 was about -0.9 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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.
    • January 8 » Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle against the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain, Montana Territory.
    • January 20 » The last day of the Constantinople Conference results in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
    • 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.
    • June 15 » Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy.
    • July 10 » The then-villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.
    • December 10 » Russo-Turkish War: The Russian Army captures Plevna after a 5-month siege. The garrison of 25,000 surviving Turks surrenders. The Russian victory is decisive for the outcome of the war and the Liberation of Bulgaria.

Day of marriage September 22, 1901

  • The temperature on September 22, 1901 was between 9.8 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (57%). 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.
    • March 1 » The Australian Army is formed.
    • May 3 » The Great Fire of 1901 begins in Jacksonville, Florida.
    • August 10 » The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
    • November 13 » The 1901 Caister lifeboat disaster.
    • November 18 » Britain and the United States sign the Hay–Pauncefote Treaty, which nullifies the Clayton–Bulwer Treaty and withdraws British objections to an American-controlled canal in Panama.
    • December 10 » The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.

Day of death March 23, 1956

  • The temperature on March 23, 1956 was between 4.2 °C and 15.9 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (51%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1956: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
    • March 1 » The International Air Transport Association finalizes a draft of the Radiotelephony spelling alphabet for the International Civil Aviation Organization.
    • July 16 » Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closes its last "Big Tent" show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; due to changing economics, all subsequent circus shows will be held in arenas.
    • September 13 » The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage.
    • October 17 » The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield, England.
    • October 31 » Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.
    • November 13 » The Supreme Court of the United States declares Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal, thus ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott.


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