Family tree Weening » Hiske van der Meer (1863-1955)
Personal data Hiske van der Meer
- She was born on August 5, 1863 in Surhuisterveen, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
Kind erkend bij huwelijk ouders d.d. 20 augustus 1870
- Profession: dagloonster.
- She died on February 22, 1955 in Opende, gem. Grootegast (Gr), she was 91 years old.Source 2
- A child of Jan van der Meer and Doedina Hendriks Pietens
- This information was last updated on June 15, 2019.
Household of Hiske van der Meer
(1) She is married to Jakob Jans Hofstee.
They got married on April 5, 1888 at Grootegast (Gr), she was 24 years old.Source 3
wettiging 2 kinderen
Child(ren):
- Hendrik Hofstee 1892-1892
- Klaas Hofstee 1893-????
(2) She is married to Gerrit Drost.
They got married on September 26, 1903 at Marum (Gr), she was 40 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
- Pieterika Drost 1904-1973
- Wietske Drost 1909-
(3) She is married to Joeke Martens van der Velde.
They got married on May 30, 1922 at Grootegast (Gr), she was 58 years old.Source 5
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Historical events
Birthday August 5, 1863
- The temperature on August 5, 1863 was about 17.4 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 1 » American Civil War: The Emancipation Proclamation takes effect in Confederate territory.
- May 21 » American Civil War: The Union Army succeeds in closing off the last escape route from Port Hudson, Louisiana, in preparation for the coming siege.
- September 19 » American Civil War: The first day of the Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, the bloodiest two-day battle of the conflict, and the only significant Confederate victory in the war's Western Theater.
- September 20 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, ends in a Confederate victory.
- October 26 » The Football Association is founded.
- November 16 » American Civil War: Battle of Campbell's Station near Knoxville, Tennessee: Confederate troops unsuccessfully attack Union forces.
Day of marriage May 30, 1922
- The temperature on May 30, 1922 was between 7.4 °C and 24.1 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 9.5 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
- March 15 » After Egypt gains nominal independence from the United Kingdom, Fuad I becomes King of Egypt.
- March 18 » In India, Mohandas Gandhi is sentenced to six years in prison for civil disobedience, of which he serves only two.
- April 7 » The United States Secretary of the Interior leases federal petroleum reserves to private oil companies on excessively generous terms.
- June 28 » The Irish Civil War begins with the shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin by Free State forces.
- June 30 » In Washington D.C., U.S. Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes and Dominican Ambassador Francisco J. Peynado sign the Hughes–Peynado agreement, which ends the United States occupation of the Dominican Republic.
- July 1 » The Great Railroad Strike of 1922 begins in the United States.
Day of death February 22, 1955
- The temperature on February 22, 1955 was between -7.0 °C and -0.1 °C and averaged -3.9 °C. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (78%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
- April 3 » The American Civil Liberties Union announces it will defend Allen Ginsberg's book Howl against obscenity charges.
- May 5 » The General Treaty, by which France, Britain and the United States recognize the sovereignty of West Germany, comes into effect.
- July 15 » Eighteen Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others.
- September 25 » The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded.
- November 5 » After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio.
- December 31 » General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year.
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