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Personal data Jan Harkema 


Household of Jan Harkema

He is married to Martje Werkman.

They got married on March 16, 1911 at Leens (Gr), he was 32 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Anna Lupke Harkema  1912-1976

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Harkema

Berend Haaijes Harkema
1785-????
Sijke Heertjes Popma
1788-1842
Jan Alberts Ploegh
1795-1868
Hendrina Bolt
1797-1875
Anna Ploegh
1837-1914

Jan Harkema
1878-1962

1911

Martje Werkman
1876-1942

Anna Lupke Harkema
1912-1976

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Leens 1878
  2. Overlijdensregister Leens 1962
  3. https://graftombe.nl/names/info/2011862/harkema
  4. Huwelijksregister Leens 1911

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Historical events

Birthday April 28, 1878

  • The temperature on April 28, 1878 was about 11.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. 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 9 » Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
    • January 16 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Aleksandr Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.
    • February 21 » The first telephone directory is issued in New Haven, Connecticut.
    • May 14 » The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.
    • May 25 » Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
    • October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.

Day of marriage March 16, 1911

  • The temperature on March 16, 1911 was between -4.0 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • March 29 » The M1911 .45 ACP pistol becomes the official U.S. Army side arm.
    • August 1 » Harriet Quimby takes her pilot's test and becomes the first U.S. woman to earn an Aero Club of America aviator's certificate.
    • September 20 » The White Star Line's RMSOlympic collides with the British warship HMSHawke.
    • September 29 » Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire.
    • October 9 » An accidental bomb explosion triggers the Wuchang Uprising against the Chinese monarchy.
    • December 24 » Lackawanna Cut-Off railway line opens in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Day of death August 7, 1962

  • The temperature on August 7, 1962 was between 11.1 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 13.3 mm of rain during 8.3 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (18%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
    • January 12 » Vietnam War: Operation Chopper, the first American combat mission in the war, takes place.
    • June 2 » During the FIFA World Cup, police had to intervene multiple times in fights between Chilean and Italian players in one of the most violent games in football history.
    • July 23 » The International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos is signed.
    • September 30 » Mexican-American labor leader César Chávez founds the National Farm Workers Association.
    • October 8 » Der Spiegel publishes an article disclosing the sorry state of the Bundeswehr, and is soon accused of treason.
    • December 9 » The Petrified Forest National Park is established in Arizona.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 1874 » Sidney Toler, American actor and director († 1947)
  • 1876 » Nicola Romeo, Italian engineer and businessman († 1938)
  • 1878 » Lionel Barrymore, American actor and director († 1954)
  • 1886 » Art Shaw, American hurdler († 1955)
  • 1886 » Erich Salomon, German-born news photographer († 1944)

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