Family tree Weening » Willem Jan Smit (1881-1955)

Personal data Willem Jan Smit 


Household of Willem Jan Smit

(1) He is married to Liefke Henderika van Maar.

They got married on June 24, 1908 at Bedum (Gr), he was 27 years old.Source 3


(2) He is married to Annegiena Groen.

They got married on May 15, 1924 at Groningen (Gr), he was 43 years old.Source 4

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Jan Smit

Jan Smit
1838-1918

Willem Jan Smit
1881-1955

(1) 1908

Liefke Henderika van Maar
1885-1916

(2) 1924

Annegiena Groen
± 1884-1933


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Groningen 1881
  2. Overlijdensregister Groningen 1955
  3. Huwelijksregister Bedum 1908
  4. Huwelijksregister Groningen 1924

Historical events

Birthday April 10, 1881

  • The temperature on April 10, 1881 was about 14.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 25 » Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company.
    • March 13 » Alexander II of Russia is assassinated.
    • July 14 » Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Pat Garrett outside Fort Sumner.
    • September 20 » U.S. President Chester A. Arthur is sworn in, the morning after becoming President upon James A. Garfield's death.
    • October 13 » First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.
    • November 9 » Mapuche rebels attack the fortified Chilean settlement of Temuco.

Day of marriage May 15, 1924

  • The temperature on May 15, 1924 was between 12.2 °C and 22.8 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 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 1924: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
    • May 10 » J. Edgar Hoover is appointed first Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and remains so until his death in 1972.
    • October 27 » The Uzbek SSR is founded in the Soviet Union.
    • October 31 » World Savings Day is announced in Milan, Italy by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks).
    • December 19 » The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London, England.
    • December 20 » Adolf Hitler is released from Landsberg Prison.
    • December 24 » Albania becomes a republic.

Day of death January 24, 1955

  • The temperature on January 24, 1955 was between -4.2 °C and -1.2 °C and averaged -2.4 °C. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
    • July 15 » Eighteen Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others.
    • July 17 » Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California.
    • August 17 » Hurricane Diane made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina, and it went on to cause major floods and kill more than 184 people.
    • August 19 » In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives.
    • November 1 » The bombing of United Airlines Flight 629 occurs near Longmont, Colorado, killing all 39 passengers and five crew members aboard the Douglas DC-6B airliner.
    • November 23 » The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia.


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Source: Wikipedia

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