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Personal data Gerke Blijstra 


Household of Gerke Blijstra

He is married to Janke Riekeles Hovinga.

They got married on May 15, 1885 at Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 21 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Antje Blijstra  1894-1977

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerke Blijstra

Gerke Blijstra
1863-1946

1885

Janke Riekeles Hovinga
1857-1917

Antje Blijstra
1894-1977

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1863, Oostdongeradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1946, Oostdongeradeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1885, Oostdongeradeel

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Historical events

Birthday June 2, 1863

  • The temperature on June 2, 1863 was about 17.8 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 50%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 8 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Springfield.
    • July 1 » Keti Koti (Emancipation Day) in Suriname, marking the abolition of slavery by the Netherlands.
    • August 16 » The Dominican Restoration War begins when Gregorio Luperón raises the Dominican flag in Santo Domingo after Spain had recolonized the country.
    • October 29 » Eighteen countries meet in Geneva and agree to form the International Red Cross.
    • November 29 » American Civil War: Battle of Fort Sanders: Union forces under Ambrose Burnside successfully defend Knoxville, Tennessee from Confederate forces under James Longstreet.
    • December 16 » American Civil War: Joseph E. Johnston replaces Braxton Bragg as commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.

Day of marriage May 15, 1885

  • The temperature on May 15, 1885 was about 10.3 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 47%. 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 year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 18 » Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States.
    • May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
    • July 1 » The United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada.
    • July 23 » President Ulysses S. Grant dies of throat cancer.
    • August 14 » Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
    • September 22 » Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement.

Day of death August 6, 1946

  • The temperature on August 6, 1946 was between 13.7 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 17.9 °C. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (33%). 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)
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
    • February 1 » Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary-General.
    • February 22 » The "Long Telegram", proposing how the United States should deal with the Soviet Union, arrives from the US embassy in Moscow.
    • July 7 » Mother Francesca S. Cabrini becomes the first American to be canonized.
    • August 4 » An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. One hundred are killed and 20,000 are left homeless.
    • December 12 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 13 relating to acceptance of Siam to United Nations is adopted.
    • December 21 » An 8.1 Mw earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Nankaidō, Japan, kills over 1,300 people and destroys over 38,000 homes.


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