Family tree Weening » Jan Johannes Veenstra (1851-1922)
Personal data Jan Johannes Veenstra
- He was born on November 8, 1851 in Drogeham, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Occupations:
- boerenknecht.
- molenaar.
- He died on March 7, 1922 in Garijp, gem. Tietjerksteradeel (Fr), he was 70 years old.Source 2
- A child of Johannes Veenstra and Maaike Jans Veenstra
- This information was last updated on July 10, 2024.
Household of Jan Johannes Veenstra
(1) He is married to Antje Sanders Haagsma.
They got married on May 11, 1877 at Smallingerland (Fr), he was 25 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Alexander Veenstra 1877-1959
- Johannes Veenstra 1879-1880
- Koop Veenstra 1884-1885
- Koop Veenstra 1886-1886
- Koop Veenstra 1888-1912
(2) He is married to Trijntje Klazes de Jong.
They got married on November 12, 1904 at Smallingerland (Fr), he was 53 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
- Ymkje Veenstra 1905-
- Gerrit Veenstra 1906-
- Grietje Veenstra 1907-
- Klaas Veenstra 1909-1910
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Historical events
Birthday November 8, 1851
- The temperature on November 8, 1851 was about 1.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. 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.
- In the year 1851: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- July 29 » Annibale de Gasparis discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia.
- August 12 » Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.
- October 18 » Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is first published as The Whale by Richard Bentley of London.
- November 14 » Moby-Dick, a novel by Herman Melville, is published in the USA.
- December 9 » The first YMCA in North America is established in Montreal.
- December 24 » The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., burns.
Day of marriage November 12, 1904
- The temperature on November 12, 1904 was between 7.5 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
- January 7 » The distress signal "CQD" is established only to be replaced two years later by "SOS".
- February 9 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur concludes.
- February 17 » Madama Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan.
- April 30 » The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.
- May 9 » The steam locomotive City of Truro becomes the first steam engine in Europe to exceed 100mph (160km/h).
- July 31 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Hsimucheng: Units of the Imperial Japanese Army defeat units of the Imperial Russian Army in a strategic confrontation.
Day of death March 7, 1922
- The temperature on March 7, 1922 was between 3.2 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
- February 2 » Ulysses by James Joyce is published.
- February 28 » The United Kingdom ends its protectorate over Egypt through a Unilateral Declaration of Independence.
- April 5 » The American Birth Control League, forerunner of Planned Parenthood, is incorporated.
- August 27 » Greco-Turkish War: The Turkish army takes the Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Kingdom of Greece.
- October 31 » Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy
- November 1 » Abolition of the Ottoman sultanate: The last sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed VI, abdicates.
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