Family tree Weening » Geert van der Werk (1830-1900)
Personal data Geert van der Werk
- He was born on March 16, 1830 in Siegerswoude, gem. Opsterland (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: dagloner.
- He died on July 19, 1900 in Meedhuizen, gem. Delfzijl (Gr), he was 70 years old.Source 2
- A child of Allert Hayes van der Werk and Anje Geerts Pruis
- This information was last updated on October 5, 2025.
Household of Geert van der Werk
(1) He is married to Gerretje Grobbema.
They got married on July 1, 1858 at Leens (Gr), he was 28 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Aldert van der Werk 1864-1942
(2) He is married to Louwke Jakobs Diephuis.
They got married on March 13, 1867 at Eenrum (Gr), he was 36 years old.Source 4
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Historical events
Birthday March 16, 1830
- The temperature on March 16, 1830 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt. Special wheather fenomena: stofregen. 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).
- In the year 1830: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 2.6 million citizens.
- March 26 » The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York.
- April 6 » Church of Christ, the original church of the Latter Day Saint movement, is organized by Joseph Smith and others at either Fayette or Manchester, New York.
- May 28 » U.S. President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act which denies Native Americans their land rights and forcibly relocates them.
- August 2 » Charles X of France abdicates the throne in favor of his grandson Henri.
- September 15 » The Liverpool to Manchester railway line opens; British MP William Huskisson becomes the first widely reported railway passenger fatality when he is struck and killed by the locomotive Rocket.
- October 4 » The Belgian Revolution takes legal form when the provisional government secedes from the Netherlands.
Day of marriage March 13, 1867
- The temperature on March 13, 1867 was about -4.0 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- In the year 1867: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- March 1 » Nebraska becomes the 37th U.S. state; Lancaster, Nebraska is renamed Lincoln and becomes the state capital.
- March 29 » Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which establishes Canada on July 1.
- March 30 » Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2-cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.
- August 28 » The United States takes possession of the (at this point unoccupied) Midway Atoll.
- September 28 » Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario, having also been the capital of Ontario's predecessors since 1796.
- October 21 » The Medicine Lodge Treaty is signed by southern Great Plains Indian leaders. The treaty requires Native American Plains tribes to relocate to a reservation in western Oklahoma.
Day of death July 19, 1900
- The temperature on July 19, 1900 was about 30.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 41%. 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 31 » Datu Muhammad Salleh is killed in Kampung Teboh, Tambunan, ending the Mat Salleh Rebellion.
- April 15 » Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a four-day siege of Catubig, Philippines.
- May 18 » The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.
- June 14 » The second German Naval Law calls for the Imperial German Navy to be doubled in size, resulting in an Anglo-German naval arms race.
- July 19 » The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation.
- December 18 » The Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook, Victoria Narrow-gauge (2ft 6 in or 762mm) Railway (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia is opened for traffic.
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