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Personal data Geert Postmus 


Household of Geert Postmus

He is married to Dina Veenstra.

They got married on May 18, 1889 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 25 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Aaltje Postmus  1891-1983 
  2. Jan Postmus  1893-1965
  3. Edsge Postmus  1894-1902

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Geert Postmus

Albert Pieters Postmus
1804-1883
Trijntje Edsges Siersma
1802-1835
Hessel Wiegers Snip
1799-1866
Geertje Alles Boersma
1805-1852
Edsge Postmus
1832-1877

Geert Postmus
1864-1899

1889

Dina Veenstra
1862-1944

Aaltje Postmus
1891-1983
Jan Postmus
1893-1965
Edsge Postmus
1894-1902

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1864, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister Grootegast 1899
  3. Huwelijksregister 1889, Achtkarspelen

Historical events

Birthday March 7, 1864

  • The temperature on March 7, 1864 was about 9.9 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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 1864: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 20 » American Civil War: Battle of Olustee: The largest battle fought in Florida during the war.
    • April 29 » Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the only fraternity to be founded during the American Civil War.
    • July 19 » Taiping Rebellion: Third Battle of Nanking: The Qing dynasty finally defeats the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
    • July 29 » American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C.
    • October 19 » American Civil War: Confederate agents based in Canada rob three banks in Saint Albans, Vermont.
    • November 4 » American Civil War: Confederate troops bombard a Union supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material at the Battle of Johnsonville.

Day of marriage May 18, 1889

  • The temperature on May 18, 1889 was about 14.8 °C. There was 20 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 23 » The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India.
    • June 29 » Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships vote to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest United States city in area and second largest in population at the time.
    • August 13 » William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones."
    • September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
    • November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
    • November 11 » The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States.

Day of death February 6, 1899

  • The temperature on February 6, 1899 was about -2.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 17 » The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
    • January 19 » Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is formed.
    • February 2 » The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.
    • February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
    • March 4 » Cyclone Mahina sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland, with a 12 metres (39ft) wave that reaches up to 5 kilometres (3.1mi) inland, killing over 300.
    • October 11 » The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State.


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Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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