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Personal data Jan Wiersema 


Household of Jan Wiersema

(1) He is married to Trijntje Kooistra.

They got married on February 16, 1888 at Adorp (Gr), he was 25 years old.Source 3


(2) He is married to Martje Steenstra.

They got married on August 20, 1931 at Groningen (Gr), he was 68 years old.Source 4

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Wiersema

Klaas Roelfs Vos
± 1775-1859
Grietje Harkes van Dijk
± 1772-1848
Eltje Vos
1823-1880

Jan Wiersema
1862-1943

(1) 1888

Trijntje Kooistra
1860-1930

(2) 1931

Martje Steenstra
1867-1947


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Adorp 1862
  2. Overlijdensregister Groningen 1943
  3. Huwelijksregister Adorp 1888
  4. Huwelijksregister Groningen 1931

Historical events

Birthday November 13, 1862

  • The temperature on November 13, 1862 was about 10.0 °C. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. 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 March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
  • 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 1862: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 6 » American Civil War: Forces under the command of Ulysses S. Grant and Andrew H. Foote give the Union its first victory of the war, capturing Fort Henry, Tennessee in the Battle of Fort Henry.
    • March 28 » American Civil War: In the Battle of Glorieta Pass, Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of the New Mexico Territory. The battle began on March 26.
    • April 16 » American Civil War: The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia, becomes law.
    • June 20 » Barbu Catargiu, the Prime Minister of Romania, is assassinated.
    • September 5 » American Civil War: The Army of Northern Virginia crosses the Potomac River at White's Ford in the Maryland Campaign.
    • December 17 » American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant issues General Order No. 11, expelling Jews from parts of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky.

Day of marriage August 20, 1931

  • The temperature on August 20, 1931 was between 12.5 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 10.1 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
    • February 3 » The Hawke's Bay earthquake, New Zealand's worst natural disaster, kills 258.
    • March 3 » The United States adopts The Star-Spangled Banner as its national anthem.
    • March 11 » Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR, abbreviated as GTO, is introduced in the Soviet Union.
    • August 24 » Resignation of the United Kingdom's Second Labour Government. Formation of the UK National Government.
    • October 1 » Clara Campoamor persuades the Constituent Cortes to enfranchise women in Spain's new constitution.
    • November 22 » Al-Mina'a SC is founded in Iraq.

Day of death July 6, 1943

  • The temperature on July 6, 1943 was between 7.2 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • February 7 » World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy forces complete the evacuation of Imperial Japanese Army troops from Guadalcanal during Operation Ke, ending Japanese attempts to retake the island from Allied forces in the Guadalcanal Campaign.
    • May 30 » The Holocaust: Josef Mengele becomes chief medical officer of the Zigeunerfamilienlager (Romani family camp) at Auschwitz concentration camp.
    • June 1 » BOAC Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s, killing British actor Leslie Howard and leading to speculation that it was actually an attempt to kill British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
    • July 22 » World War II: Allied forces capture Palermo during the Allied invasion of Sicily.
    • August 17 » World War II: The U.S. Eighth Air Force suffers the loss of 60 bombers on the Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission.
    • December 2 » World War II: A Luftwaffe bombing raid on the harbour of Bari, Italy, sinks numerous cargo and transport ships, including the American SSJohn Harvey, which is carrying a stockpile of World War I-era mustard gas.


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