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Personal data Freerk Jans Veenstra 


Household of Freerk Jans Veenstra

He is married to Jantje Pieters Postma.

They got married on May 8, 1880 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 26 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Baukje Veenstra  1881-1882
  2. Baukje Veenstra  1883-1885
  3. Riemkje Veenstra  1885-1939
  4. Pieter Veenstra  1888-1972 
  5. Baukje Veenstra  1889-1952
  6. Jan Veenstra  1891-1964
  7. Melle Veenstra  1893-1960 
  8. Antje Veenstra  1894-1981
  9. Johanna Veenstra  1896-1958 

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1853, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1924, Achtkarspelen
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/238209/veenstra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1880, Achtkarspelen

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Historical events

Birthday May 24, 1853

  • The temperature on May 24, 1853 was about 16.7 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 43%. 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 Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 1853: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • January 4 » After having been kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American South, Solomon Northup regains his freedom; his memoir Twelve Years a Slave later becomes a national bestseller.
    • January 19 » Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il trovatore receives its premiere performance in Rome.
    • March 19 » The Taiping reform movement occupies and makes Nanjing its capital until 1864.
    • April 16 » The Great Indian Peninsula Railway opens the first passenger rail in India, from Bori Bunder to Thane.
    • July 2 » The Russian Army crosses the Pruth river into the Danubian Principalities, Moldavia and Wallachia—providing the spark that will set off the Crimean War.
    • October 4 » The Crimean War begins when the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Russian Empire.

Day of marriage May 8, 1880

  • The temperature on May 8, 1880 was about 10.8 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1880: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 13 » Thomas Edison observes Thermionic emission.
    • June 7 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign).
    • July 27 » Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand: Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan.
    • August 14 » Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
    • November 11 » Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol.
    • December 16 » Outbreak of the First Boer War between the Boer South African Republic and the British Empire.

Day of death November 26, 1924

  • The temperature on November 26, 1924 was between 4.7 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 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 1924: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
    • March 8 » A mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah.
    • April 1 » The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
    • June 10 » Fascists kidnap and kill Italian Socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti in Rome.
    • July 11 » Eric Liddell won the gold medal in 400m at the 1924 Paris Olympics, after refusing to run in the heats for 100m, his favoured distance, on the Sunday.
    • November 27 » In New York City, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.
    • December 1 » The National Hockey League's first United States-based franchise, the Boston Bruins, played their first game in league play at home, at the still-extant Boston Arena indoor hockey facility.


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