Family tree Weening » Petronella Japenga (1856-1931)
Personal data Petronella Japenga
- She was born on March 19, 1856 in Wehe, gem. Leens, Groningen, Nederland.Source 1
- Profession: dienstmeid.
- She died on July 7, 1931 in Wehe, gem. Leens, Groningen, Nederland, she was 75 years old.Source 2
- A child of Jan Japenga and Anje Fokkens
- This information was last updated on November 10, 2025.
Household of Petronella Japenga
She is married to Fokke Wierenga.
They got married on May 27, 1880 at Leens (Gr), she was 24 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Jan Wierenga 1889-????
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Birthday March 19, 1856
- The temperature on March 19, 1856 was about 11.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. 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 Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
- In the year 1856: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- February 22 » The United States Republican Party opens its first national convention in Pittsburgh.
- April 11 » Second Battle of Rivas: Juan Santamaría burns down the hostel where William Walker's filibusters are holed up.
- May 1 » The Province of Isabela was created in the Philippines in honor of Queen Isabela II.
- May 24 » John Brown and his men kill five slavery supporters at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas.
- June 9 » Five hundred Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa for the Mormon Trail.
- November 17 » American Old West: On the Sonoita River in present-day southern Arizona, the United States Army establishes Fort Buchanan in order to help control new land acquired in the Gadsden Purchase.
Day of marriage May 27, 1880
- The temperature on May 27, 1880 was about 25.1 °C. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 48%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1880: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 27 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his incandescent lamp.
- February 13 » Thomas Edison observes Thermionic emission.
- May 13 » In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway.
- June 24 » First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada.
- June 29 » France annexes Tahiti, renaming the independent Kingdom of Tahiti as "Etablissements de français de l'Océanie".
- August 14 » Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
Day of death July 7, 1931
- The temperature on July 7, 1931 was between 8.9 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the ??. 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
- February 20 » The U.S. Congress approves the construction of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.
- March 5 » The British Raj: Gandhi–Irwin Pact is signed.
- March 23 » Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar are hanged for the killing of a deputy superintendent of police during the Indian independence movement.
- March 31 » An earthquake in Nicaragua destroys Managua; killing 2,000.
- May 29 » Michele Schirru, a citizen of the United States, is executed by Italian military firing squad for intent to kill Benito Mussolini.
- December 9 » The Constituent Cortes approves a constitution which establishes the Second Spanish Republic.
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