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Personal data Fokke Veenstra 


Household of Fokke Veenstra

He is married to Grietje Heuker.

They got married on May 19, 1894 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 24 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Wietske Veenstra  1896-1902
  2. Sapke Veenstra  1899-1980

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Fokke Veenstra

Hendrik Jacobs Veenstra
± 1782-1847
Lijske Stijntje Tunnis
1794-1880
Fokke Lammerts Mellema
1805-1856
Sjoukje Boukes van der Velde
1811-1873
Jan Veenstra
1835-1912

Fokke Veenstra
1870-1949

1894

Grietje Heuker
1868-1920

Wietske Veenstra
1896-1902
Sapke Veenstra
1899-1980

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Marum 1870
  2. Overlijdensregister Grootegast 1949
  3. Huwelijksregister Grootegast 1894

Historical events

Birthday January 1, 1870

  • The temperature on January 1, 1870 was about 5.0 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 6 » The inauguration of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.
    • January 10 » John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.
    • February 25 » Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress.
    • April 13 » The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded.
    • September 19 » Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city will hold out for over four months before surrendering.
    • October 2 » A plebiscite held in Rome, supports annexation of city of Rome by the Kingdom of Italy.

Day of marriage May 19, 1894

  • The temperature on May 19, 1894 was about 9.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1894: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • March 16 » Jules Massenet's opera Thaïs is first performed.
    • March 22 » The first playoff game for the Stanley Cup starts.
    • April 21 » Norway formally adopts the Krag–Jørgensen bolt-action rifle as the main arm of its armed forces, a weapon that would remain in service for almost 50 years.
    • May 1 » Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington, D.C.
    • July 4 » The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole.
    • September 1 » Over 400 people die in the Great Hinckley Fire, a forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota.

Day of death January 23, 1949

  • The temperature on January 23, 1949 was between -2.1 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
    • April 7 » The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific opened on Broadway; it would run for 1,925 performances and win ten Tony Awards.
    • April 18 » The keel for the aircraft carrier USSUnited States is laid down at Newport News Drydock and Shipbuilding. However, construction is canceled five days later, resulting in the Revolt of the Admirals.
    • May 23 » Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of Germany.
    • August 31 » The retreat of the Democratic Army of Greece in Albania after its defeat on Gramos mountain marks the end of the Greek Civil War.
    • October 16 » The Greek Communist Party announces a "temporary cease-fire", thus ending the Greek Civil War.
    • December 29 » KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule.


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Source: Wikipedia

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