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Personal data Gerrit Vaatstra 


Household of Gerrit Vaatstra

(1) He is married to Jeltje Kuipers.

They got married on May 18, 1901 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 25 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Grietje Vaatstra  1902-1902
  3. Iebele Vaatstra  1906-1969


(2) He is married to Grietje Muller.

They got married on September 26, 1908 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 32 years old.Source 5


Child(ren):

  1. Willem Vaatstra  1909-1977
  2. Tjeerd Vaatstra  1910-1910
  3. Tjeerd Vaatstra  1911-1987
  4. Dirk Vaatstra  1913-1927
  5. Jan Vaatstra  1915-1998
  6. Elske Vaatstra  1916-2008

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerrit Vaatstra

Tjeerd Ybeles Vaatstra
1815-1873
Hyke Alderts van der Plas
1817-1899
Gerrits Klazes Bremer
1812-1852
Trijntje Paulus Ellens
1814-1895

Gerrit Vaatstra
1875-1936

(1) 1901

Jeltje Kuipers
1879-1906

Grietje Vaatstra
1902-1902
Grietje Vaatstra
1904-????
Iebele Vaatstra
1906-1969
(2) 1908

Grietje Muller
1886-1961

Willem Vaatstra
1909-1977
Tjeerd Vaatstra
1910-1910
Tjeerd Vaatstra
1911-1987
Dirk Vaatstra
1913-1927
Jan Vaatstra
1915-1998
Elske Vaatstra
1916-2008

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Grijpskerk 1875
  2. Overlijdensregister Kloosterburen 1936
  3. http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/561615/vaatstra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1901, Kollumerland c.a.
  5. Huwelijksregister 1908, Kollumerland c.a.

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Historical events

Birthday December 16, 1875

  • The temperature on December 16, 1875 was about -1.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
    • March 3 » The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette.
    • April 10 » India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
    • September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
    • October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.
    • December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.

Day of marriage September 26, 1908

  • The temperature on September 26, 1908 was between 8.9 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • April 1 » The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
    • April 14 » Hauser Dam, a steel dam on the Missouri River in Montana, U.S., fails, sending a surge of water 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1m) high downstream.
    • May 26 » The first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East was made at Masjed Soleyman in southwest Persia. The rights to the resource were quickly acquired by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
    • July 25 » Ajinomoto is founded. Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University discovers that a key ingredient in kombu soup stock is monosodium glutamate (MSG), and patents a process for manufacturing it.
    • November 28 » A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.
    • December 28 » The 7.1 Mw  Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 75,000 and 200,000.

Day of death January 22, 1936

  • The temperature on January 22, 1936 was between 0.4 °C and 5.0 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
    • January 8 » Kashf-e hijab decree is made and immediately enforced by Reza Shah, Iran's head of state, banning the wearing of Islamic veils in public.
    • February 16 » The Popular Front wins the 1936 Spanish general election.
    • March 1 » The Hoover Dam is completed.
    • June 11 » The London International Surrealist Exhibition opens.
    • August 3 » Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
    • December 5 » The Soviet Union adopts a new constitution and the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic is established as a full Union Republic of the USSR.


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