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Personal data Pieter Jochums Veenstra 


Household of Pieter Jochums Veenstra

He is married to Jitske Heidstra.

They got married on May 31, 1884 at Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 27 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Jogchum Veenstra  1885-???? 
  2. Pieter Veenstra  1888-1976
  3. Sieuwke Veenstra  1891-???? 
  4. Popke Veenstra  1895-1901
  5. Dirkje Veenstra  1899-1971
  6. Popke Veenstra  1902-1967
  7. Sytze Veenstra  1904-1972
  8. Tietje Veenstra  1906-1978

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Pieter Jochums Veenstra

Anne Hendriks Veenstra
1745-1807
Betske Jaspers Veenstra
± 1758-1824

Pieter Jochums Veenstra
1856-1921

1884

Jitske Heidstra
1864-1952

Jogchum Veenstra
1885-????
Pieter Veenstra
1888-1976
Sieuwke Veenstra
1891-????
Popke Veenstra
1895-1901
Dirkje Veenstra
1899-1971
Popke Veenstra
1902-1967
Sytze Veenstra
1904-1972
Tietje Veenstra
1906-1978

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1856, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1921, Dantumadeel
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/195840/veenstra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1884, Dantumadeel

Historical events

Birthday August 22, 1856

  • The temperature on August 22, 1856 was about 18.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. Source: KNMI
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    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.
    • January 29 » Queen Victoria issues a Warrant under the Royal sign-manual that establishes the Victoria Cross to recognise acts of valour by British military personnel during the Crimean War.
    • March 30 » The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War.
    • 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.
    • August 10 » The Last Island hurricane strikes Louisiana, resulting in over 200 deaths.
    • November 27 » The Coup of 1856 leads to Luxembourg's unilateral adoption of a new, reactionary constitution.

Day of marriage May 31, 1884

  • The temperature on May 31, 1884 was about 15.9 °C. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. 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 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1884: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 13 » The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885.
    • April 20 » Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical Humanum genus.
    • May 1 » The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions demands the eight-hour work day in the United States.
    • October 13 » The International Meridian Conference establishes the meridian of the Greenwich Observatory as the prime meridian.
    • December 6 » The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed.
    • December 10 » Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published.

Day of death November 13, 1921

  • The temperature on November 13, 1921 was between -1.3 °C and 1.9 °C and averaged 0.6 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
    • January 20 » The first Constitution of Turkey is adopted, making fundamental changes in the source and exercise of sovereignty by consecrating the principle of national sovereignty.
    • March 19 » Irish War of Independence: One of the biggest engagements of the war takes place at Crossbarry, County Cork. About 100 Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteers escape an attempt by over 1,300 British forces to encircle them.
    • July 11 » The Red Army captures Mongolia from the White Army and establishes the Mongolian People's Republic.
    • July 27 » Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by biochemist Frederick Banting, prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar.
    • September 7 » The Legion of Mary, the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the Catholic Church, is founded in Dublin, Ireland.
    • November 11 » The Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated by US President Warren G. Harding at Arlington National Cemetery.


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