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Personal data Sjoerd Jans Veenstra 


Household of Sjoerd Jans Veenstra

He is married to Geertje Boon.

They got married on May 16, 1885 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 28 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Jan Veenstra  1886-???? 
  2. Tetje Veenstra  1887-1961 
  3. Berend Veenstra  1889-1959 
  4. Riemkje Veenstra  1891-1982
  5. Anna Veenstra  1894-1979
  6. Harm Veenstra  1896-1976
  7. Jelle Veenstra  1897-1986
  8. Feike Veenstra  1898-1901
  9. Melle Veenstra  1900-1900
  10. Feike Veenstra  1901-1904
  11. Melle Veenstra  1903-1904

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1856, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1926, Achtkarspelen
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/238205/veenstra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1885, Achtkarspelen

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Historical events

Birthday October 11, 1856

  • The temperature on October 11, 1856 was about 12.2 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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).
  • 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 26 » First Battle of Seattle. Marines from the USSDecatur drive off American Indian attackers after all day battle with settlers.
    • February 22 » The United States Republican Party opens its first national convention in Pittsburgh.
    • April 21 » Australian labour movement: Stonemasons and building workers on building sites around Melbourne march from the University of Melbourne to Parliament House to achieve an eight-hour day.
    • May 21 » Lawrence, Kansas is captured and burned by pro-slavery forces.
    • June 9 » Five hundred Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa for the Mormon Trail.
    • July 31 » Christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city.

Day of marriage May 16, 1885

  • The temperature on May 16, 1885 was about 10.3 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 3 » Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop
    • February 21 » The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated.
    • May 12 » North-West Rebellion: The four-day Battle of Batoche, pitting rebel Métis against the Canadian government, comes to an end with a decisive rebel defeat.
    • August 14 » Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
    • September 2 » Rock Springs massacre: In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners, who are struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers killing 28, wounding 15 and forcing several hundred more out of town.
    • November 7 » The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.

Day of death July 10, 1926

  • The temperature on July 10, 1926 was between 13.2 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
    • January 26 » The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird.
    • May 4 » The United Kingdom general strike begins.
    • May 18 » Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California.
    • June 23 » The College Board administers the first SAT exam.
    • August 6 » Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
    • September 25 » The international Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery is first signed.


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