Family tree Weening » Gerke "Gerrett" Veenstra (1877-1962)

Personal data Gerke "Gerrett" Veenstra 


Household of Gerke "Gerrett" Veenstra

(1) He is married to Lena Ruster.

They got married in the year 1901, he was 23 years old.


(2) He is married to Johanna B Goossen.

They got married in the year 1942, he was 64 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerke Veenstra

Sierd Melles Veenstra
1812-1900
Hendrikje Gerkes van Hielkema
1814-1849
Klaas Oebeles Sipma
1800-1881
Degina Hermanus Wondaal
1801-1860

Gerke Veenstra
1877-1962

(1) 1901

Lena Ruster
1880-1941

(2) 1942

Johanna B Goossen
1893-1975


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1877, Achtkarspelen
  2. https://nl.findagrave.com/memorial/234271922/gerrett-melle-veenstra

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Historical events

Birthday March 14, 1877

  • The temperature on March 14, 1877 was about 6.0 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 8 » Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle against the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain, Montana Territory.
    • March 15 » First ever official cricket test match is played: Australia vs England at the MCG Stadium, in Melbourne, Australia.
    • May 9 » A magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Peru kills 2,541, including some as far away as Hawaii and Japan.
    • May 16 » The 16 May 1877 crisis occurs in France, ending with the dissolution of the National Assembly 22 June and affirming the interpretation of the Constitution of 1875 as a parliamentary rather than presidential system. The elections held in October 1877 led to the defeat of the royalists as a formal political movement in France.
    • August 9 » Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army.
    • December 6 » The first edition of The Washington Post is published.

Day of death January 6, 1962

  • The temperature on January 6, 1962 was between 0.1 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 6.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
    • May 24 » Project Mercury: American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbits the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule.
    • September 27 » Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring is published, inspiring an environmental movement and the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
    • October 9 » A visible light-emitting diode (LED) is first demonstrated in Syracuse, New York.
    • October 27 » An aircraft carrying Enrico Mattei, post-war Italian administrator, crashes in mysterious circumstances.
    • December 8 » Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) go on strike for 114 days.
    • December 9 » The Petrified Forest National Park is established in Arizona.


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