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Personal data Harm Geertsma 


Household of Harm Geertsma

He is married to Rikstje Klopstra.

They got married on September 4, 1889 at Grijpskerk (Gr), he was 35 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Harm Geertsma

Gerlof Egberts Geertsma
± 1775-1848
Bregtje Auts
1779-1833
Harm Luitjens Koning
1797-1868
Martje Jans Hamstra
1798-????

Harm Geertsma
1854-1941

1889

Rikstje Klopstra
1862-1943


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1854, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister Grijpskerk 1941
  3. Huwelijksregister Grijpskerk 1889

Historical events

Birthday May 16, 1854

  • The temperature on May 16, 1854 was about 11.9 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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 4 » The McDonald Islands are discovered by Captain William McDonald aboard the Samarang.
    • February 24 » A Penny Red with perforations was the first perforated postage stamp to be officially issued for distribution.
    • September 20 » Crimean War: British and French troops defeat Russians at the Battle of Alma.
    • October 9 » Crimean War: The siege of Sevastopol begins.
    • October 21 » Florence Nightingale and a staff of 38 nurses are sent to the Crimean War.
    • December 18 » The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada abolishes the seigneurial system.

Day of marriage September 4, 1889

  • The temperature on September 4, 1889 was about 17.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
    • March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
    • May 11 » An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.
    • July 11 » Tijuana, Mexico, is founded.
    • August 13 » William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones."
    • November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.

Day of death February 12, 1941

  • The temperature on February 12, 1941 was between -1.2 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • 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 1941: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
    • April 17 » World War II: The Kingdom of Yugoslavia surrenders to Germany.
    • May 20 » World War II: Battle of Crete: German paratroops invade Crete.
    • June 27 » Romanian authorities launch one of the most violent pogroms in Jewish history in the city of Iași, resulting in the murder of at least 13,266 Jews.
    • December 14 » World War II: Japan signs a treaty of alliance with Thailand.
    • December 25 » World War II: Battle of Hong Kong ends, beginning the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.
    • December 26 » U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day in the United States.


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Source: Wikipedia

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