Family tree Weening » Grietje van Velzen (1845-1921)

Personal data Grietje van Velzen 


Household of Grietje van Velzen

(1) She is married to Jan Hayes Postma.

They got married on June 12, 1869 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), she was 23 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Hiltje Postma  1870-1948 
  2. Feikje Postma  1873-1952 
  3. Haye Postma  1876-1974 
  4. Jan Postma  1879-1974 
  5. Anne Postma  1883-1953 
  6. Meint Benjamin Postma  1889-1969 


Child(ren):

  1. Harm Bonnes van Velsen  1867-1949 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Grietje van Velzen

Harm Bonnes Iwema
1781-1827
Grietje Jans Iwema
± 1783-1861
Jan Hillebrands van Velzen
± 1778-1829
Tietje Jans Kiestra
1779-1831

Grietje van Velzen
1845-1921

(1) 1869

Jan Hayes Postma
1845-1929

Hiltje Postma
1870-1948
Feikje Postma
1873-1952
Haye Postma
1876-1974
Jan Postma
1879-1974
Anne Postma
1883-1953
Meint Benjamin Postma
1889-1969


Onbekend

Harm Bonnes van Velsen
1867-1949

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Grootegast 1845
  2. Overlijdensregister 1921, Achtkarspelen
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/152998/velzen_van
  4. Huwelijksregister 1869, Achtkarspelen

Historical events

Birthday November 4, 1845

  • The temperature on November 4, 1845 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: helder. 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 1845: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • March 11 » Flagstaff War: Unhappy with translational differences regarding the Treaty of Waitangi, chiefs Hone Heke, Kawiti and Māori tribe members chop down the British flagpole for a fourth time and drive settlers out of Kororareka, New Zealand.
    • March 13 » Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto receives its première performance in Leipzig with Ferdinand David as soloist.
    • May 19 » Captain Sir John Franklin and his ill-fated Arctic expedition depart from Greenhithe, England.
    • May 30 » The Fatel Razack coming from India, lands in the Gulf of Paria in Trinidad and Tobago carrying the first Indians to the country.
    • October 10 » In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 students.
    • December 2 » Manifest destiny: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President James K. Polk proposes that the United States should aggressively expand into the West.

Day of marriage June 12, 1869

  • The temperature on June 12, 1869 was about 16.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. 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 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1869: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 24 » The last of Titokowaru's forces surrendered to the New Zealand government, ending his uprising.
    • April 28 » Chinese and Irish laborers for the Central Pacific Railroad working on the First Transcontinental Railroad lay ten miles of track in one day, a feat which has never been matched.
    • August 29 » The Mount Washington Cog Railway opens, making it the world's first mountain-climbing rack railway.
    • October 16 » The Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous American hoaxes, is "discovered".
    • November 17 » In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated.
    • December 7 » American outlaw Jesse James commits his first confirmed bank robbery in Gallatin, Missouri.

Day of death October 30, 1921

  • The temperature on October 30, 1921 was between 4.2 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 16 » The Marxist Left in Slovakia and the Transcarpathian Ukraine holds its founding congress in Ľubochňa.
    • February 25 » Georgian capital Tbilisi falls to the invading Russian forces after heavy fighting and the Russians declare the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.
    • March 6 » Portuguese Communist Party is founded as the Portuguese Section of the Communist International.
    • August 28 » The Red Army dissolved the Free Territory, after driving the Black Army out of Ukraine.
    • October 29 » The Harvard University football team loses to Centre College, ending a 25-game winning streak. This is considered one of the biggest upsets in college football.
    • November 4 » The Saalschutz Abteilung (hall defense detachment) of the Nazi Party is renamed the Sturmabteilung (storm detachment) after a large riot in Munich.


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About the surname Van Velzen


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