Family tree Weening » Teske "Thelma" Hoogstra (1851-1937)

Personal data Teske "Thelma" Hoogstra 

  • Nickname is Thelma.
  • She was born on August 12, 1851 in Niekerk, gem. Oldekerk, Groningen, Nederland.Source 1
  • She died on January 24, 1937 in Highland, Osceola County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten, she was 85 years old.Source 2
  • This information was last updated on August 4, 2025.

Household of Teske "Thelma" Hoogstra

She is married to Pieter Zigter.

They got married on March 14, 1878 at Oldekerk (Gr), she was 26 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Grietje Zigter  1878-1939
  2. Anna Zigter  1880-????
  3. Sena Zigter  1883-1970
  4. Lena Zigter  1886-1977
  5. Jennie Zigter  1889-1951

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Teske Hoogstra

Teske Hoogstra
1851-1937

1878

Pieter Zigter
1842-1916

Anna Zigter
1880-????
Sena Zigter
1883-1970
Lena Zigter
1886-1977
Jennie Zigter
1889-1951

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Oldekerk 1851
  2. https://nl.findagrave.com/memorial/55831677/teske-zigter
  3. Huwelijksregister Oldekerk 1878

Historical events

  • The temperature on August 12, 1851 was about 15.0 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. Source: KNMI
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    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 Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1851: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • May 1 » Queen Victoria opens The Great Exhibition at The Crystal Palace in London.
    • May 15 » The first Australian gold rush is proclaimed, although the discovery had been made three months earlier.
    • May 21 » Slavery in Colombia is abolished.
    • August 12 » Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.
    • November 14 » Moby-Dick, a novel by Herman Melville, is published in the USA.
    • December 8 » Conservative Santiago-based government troops defeat rebels at the Battle of Loncomilla, signaling the end of the 1851 Chilean Revolution.
  • The temperature on March 14, 1878 was about 1.4 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 4 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Sofia is liberated from Ottoman rule and designated the capital of Liberated Bulgaria.
    • January 9 » Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
    • January 28 » Yale Daily News becomes the first independent daily college newspaper in the United States.
    • February 18 » John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jesse Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
    • June 10 » League of Prizren is established, to oppose the decisions of the Congress of Berlin and the Treaty of San Stefano, as a consequence of which the Albanian lands in the Balkans were being partitioned and given to the neighbor states of Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Greece.
    • September 3 » Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.
  • The temperature on January 24, 1937 was between 2.7 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • March 2 » The Steel Workers Organizing Committee signs a collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Steel, leading to unionization of the United States steel industry.
    • March 18 » Spanish Civil War: Spanish Republican forces defeat the Italians at the Battle of Guadalajara.
    • October 2 » Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of Haitians living in the northwestern region of the Dominican Republic.
    • October 9 » Murder of 9 Catholic priests in Zhengding, China, who protected the local population from the advancing Japanese army.
    • November 8 » The Nazi exhibition Der ewige Jude ("The Eternal Jew") opens in Munich.
    • December 21 » Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre.


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