Family tree Weening » Jan "John" Drenth (1885-1969)

Personal data Jan "John" Drenth 

  • Nickname is John.
  • He was born on March 4, 1885 in Wierum, gem. Adorp, Groningen, Nederland.Source 1
  • He died in the year 1969 in -, he was 83 years old.Source 2
  • He is buried in Ellsworth, Antrim County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten.
  • A child of Gerrit Drenth and Marchien van Dijk
  • This information was last updated on June 3, 2025.

Household of Jan "John" Drenth

He is married to Margaret Vander Ark.

They got married in the year 1910, he was 24 years old.

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Adorp 1885
  2. https://nl.findagrave.com/memorial/15764325/jan_gerrits-drenth

Historical events

Birthday March 4, 1885

  • The temperature on March 4, 1885 was about 6.7 °C. There was 10 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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.
    • March 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
    • April 30 » Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
    • May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
    • July 1 » The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
    • July 6 » Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
    • September 29 » The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.


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