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Personal data Jakob Westra 


Household of Jakob Westra

(1) He is married to Fokje Gesina Herema.

They got married on May 22, 1890 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 24 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Pietronella Westra  1891-????
  2. Harmannus Westra  1893-1893
  3. Elisabeth Westra  1894-1948


(2) He is married to Aukje IJtsma.

They got married on January 30, 1899 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 33 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Christina Westra  1901-1901

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Timeline Jakob Westra

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jakob Westra

Jakob Jans Westra
1801-1858
Janke Siebes Schrieder
± 1807-1899
Jan Jans Dol
1803-1889
Fennechien Hendriks Olthuis
1808-1884
Simon Westra
1843-1931

Jakob Westra
1865-1902

(1) 1890

Fokje Gesina Herema
1865-1897

Pietronella Westra
1891-????
Harmannus Westra
1893-1893
Elisabeth Westra
1894-1948
Simon Harmannus Westra
1897-1898
(2) 1899

Aukje IJtsma
1874-1953

Christina Westra
1901-1901

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Zuidhorn 1865
  2. Overlijdensregister Grootegast 1902
  3. Huwelijksregister Grootegast 1890
  4. Huwelijksregister Grootegast 1899

Historical events

Birthday July 5, 1865

  • The temperature on July 5, 1865 was about 23.0 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. 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 1865: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • April 4 » American Civil War: A day after Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln visits the Confederate capital.
    • April 13 » American Civil War: Raleigh, North Carolina is occupied by Union Forces.
    • July 7 » Four conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln are hanged.
    • August 12 » Joseph Lister, British surgeon and scientist, performs 1st antiseptic surgery.
    • October 11 » Hundreds of black men and women march in Jamaica, starting the Morant Bay rebellion.
    • December 1 » Shaw University, the first historically black university in the southern United States, is founded in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Day of marriage January 30, 1899

  • The temperature on January 30, 1899 was about -1.2 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 4 » The Philippine–American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
    • April 18 » The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
    • September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
    • September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
    • December 2 » Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.
    • December 11 » Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.

Day of death November 6, 1902

  • The temperature on November 6, 1902 was between 5.1 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (61%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • April 2 » Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated in the Marie Palace, Saint Petersburg.
    • April 20 » Pierre and Marie Curie refine radium chloride.
    • May 31 » Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.
    • August 9 » Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    • October 24 » Guatemala's Santa María Volcano begins to erupt, becoming the third-largest eruption of the 20th century.
    • November 21 » The Philadelphia Football Athletics defeated the Kanaweola Athletic Club of Elmira, New York, 39–0, in the first ever professional American football night game.


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