Family tree Weening » Grietje de Vries (1854-1942)
Personal data Grietje de Vries
- She was born on October 17, 1854 in Opende, gem. Grootegast (Gr).Source 1
- Profession: dienstmeid.
- She died on January 1, 1942 in Grootegast (Gr), she was 87 years old.Source 2
- A child of Freerk Sipkes de Vries and Renske Dijk
- This information was last updated on July 30, 2025.
Household of Grietje de Vries
She is married to Obbo Scheeringa.
They got married on December 27, 1887 at Grootegast (Gr), she was 33 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Hemke Scheeringa 1888-1968
- Rense Scheeringa 1891-1974
- Willem Scheeringa 1895-1895
- Willem Scheeringa 1897-1969
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Historical events
Birthday October 17, 1854
- The temperature on October 17, 1854 was about 8.5 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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).
- From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
- In the year 1854: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- January 21 » The RMS Tayleur sinks off Lambay Island on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Australia with great loss of life.
- March 20 » The Republican Party of the United States is organized in Ripon, Wisconsin, US.
- March 28 » Crimean War: France and Britain declare war on Russia.
- May 30 » The Kansas–Nebraska Act becomes law establishing the US territories of Kansas and Nebraska.
- July 6 » In Jackson, Michigan, the first convention of the United States Republican Party is held.
- October 21 » Florence Nightingale and a staff of 38 nurses are sent to the Crimean War.
Day of marriage December 27, 1887
- The temperature on December 27, 1887 was about -1.1 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
- May 9 » Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.
- June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
- July 4 » The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi.
- July 6 » David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
- September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
Day of death January 1, 1942
- The temperature on January 1, 1942 was between 1.7 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 1942: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
- February 11 » World War II: Second day of the Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore.
- February 14 » Battle of Pasir Panjang contributes to the fall of Singapore.
- March 28 » World War II: A British combined force permanently disables the Louis Joubert Lock in Saint-Nazaire in order to keep the German battleship Tirpitz away from the mid-ocean convoy lanes.
- April 8 » World War II: Siege of Leningrad: Soviet forces open a much-needed railway link to Leningrad.
- June 8 » World War II: The Japanese imperial submarines I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle.
- September 12 » World War II: First day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge during the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines protecting Henderson Field are attacked by Japanese troops.
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