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Personal data Jan Boersema 

  • He was born on February 16, 1834 in Wierum, gem. Aduard, Groningen, Nederland.
  • Profession: timmerman.
  • He died on April 30, 1917 in -, he was 83 years old.Source 1
  • He is buried in Muskegon County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten.
  • This information was last updated on June 29, 2025.

Household of Jan Boersema

He is married to Christina Mulder.

They got married on February 13, 1860 at Adorp (Gr), he was 25 years old.Source 2


Child(ren):

  1. Martje Boersema  1860-1938
  2. Trientje Boersema  1863-1927
  3. Mente Jan Boersema  1866-1866


Notes about Jan Boersema

vertrekt in 1867 nar Noord-Amerika met vrouw en 2 kinderen

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Jan Boersema
1834-1917

1860

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Sources

  1. https://nl.findagrave.com/memorial/84424232/jan-mentes-boersema
  2. Huwelijksregister Adorp 1860

Historical events

  • The temperature on February 16, 1834 was about 0.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: betrokken mist. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1834: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • February 3 » Wake Forest University is established (as Wake Forest Institute) in North Carolina, United States.
    • March 18 » Six farm labourers from Tolpuddle, Dorset, England are sentenced to be transported to Australia for forming a trade union.
    • May 16 » The Battle of Asseiceira is fought, the last and decisive engagement of the Liberal Wars in Portugal.
    • July 7 » In New York City, four nights of rioting against abolitionists began.
    • July 15 » The Spanish Inquisition is officially disbanded after nearly 356 years.
    • August 1 » Slavery is abolished in the British Empire as the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into force, although it remains legal in the possessions of the East India Company until the passage of the Indian Slavery Act, 1843.
  • The temperature on February 13, 1860 was about -4.2 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. 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 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
  • From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • In the year 1860: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • January 1 » The first Polish stamp is issued, replacing the Russian stamps previously in use.
    • March 24 » Sakuradamon Incident: Assassination of Japanese Chief Minister (Tairō) Ii Naosuke.
    • June 23 » The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office.
    • September 20 » The future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom begins the first visit to North America by a Prince of Wales.
    • October 18 » The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty.
    • December 20 » South Carolina becomes the first state to attempt to secede from the United States.
  • The temperature on April 30, 1917 was between 2.5 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 11.4 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
    • March 8 » The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.
    • March 11 » World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: Baghdad falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Stanley Maude.
    • June 23 » In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
    • October 4 » World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
    • October 26 » First World War: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.
    • December 9 » World War I: Field Marshal Allenby captures Jerusalem, Palestine.


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