Family tree Weening » Folkert Poelstra (1863-1932)

Personal data Folkert Poelstra 


Household of Folkert Poelstra

(1) He is married to Rikstje Koopmans.

They got married on May 14, 1891 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 27 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Antje Poelstra  1893-????


(2) He is married to Trientje Warris.

They got married on May 15, 1915 at Zuidlaren (Dr), he was 51 years old.Source 4

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Folkert Poelstra

Jakob Douwes Poelstra
1804-1846
Lutske Hendriks Kuipers
1809-1885
Folkert Lammerts van der Wal
1800-1853
Sytske Oeges Schuitema
1798-1870

Folkert Poelstra
1863-1932

(1) 1891

Rikstje Koopmans
1870-1914

Antje Poelstra
1893-????
(2) 1915

Trientje Warris
1868-1942


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1863, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister Zuidlaren, 1932
  3. Huwelijksregister 1891, Achtkarspelen
  4. Huwelijksregister Zuidlaren, 1915

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Historical events

Birthday November 29, 1863

  • The temperature on November 29, 1863 was about -2.1 °C. The air pressure was 3.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • April 30 » A 65-man French Foreign Legion infantry patrol fights a force of nearly 2,000 Mexican soldiers to nearly the last man in Hacienda Camarón, Mexico.
    • May 12 » American Civil War: Battle of Raymond: Two divisions of James B. McPherson's XVII Corps turn the left wing of Confederate General John C. Pemberton's defensive line on Fourteen Mile Creek, opening up the interior of Mississippi to the Union Army during the Vicksburg Campaign.
    • May 21 » American Civil War: The Union Army succeeds in closing off the last escape route from Port Hudson, Louisiana, in preparation for the coming siege.
    • June 14 » Second Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson during the American Civil War.
    • November 23 » American Civil War: Battle of Chattanooga begins: Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant reinforce troops at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and counter-attack Confederate troops.
    • November 25 » American Civil War: Battle of Missionary Ridge: At Missionary Ridge in Tennessee, Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant break the Siege of Chattanooga by routing Confederate troops under General Braxton Bragg.

Day of marriage May 15, 1915

  • The temperature on May 15, 1915 was between 0.1 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 12.9 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 3 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1915: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
    • January 21 » Kiwanis International is founded in Detroit.
    • January 22 » Over 600 people are killed in Guadalajara, Mexico, when a train plunges off the tracks into a deep canyon.
    • January 31 » World War I: Germany is the first to make large-scale use of poison gas in warfare in the Battle of Bolimów against Russia.
    • May 1 » The RMSLusitania departs from New York City on her 202nd, and final, crossing of the North Atlantic. Six days later, the ship is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland with the loss of 1,198 lives.
    • July 28 » The United States begins a 19-year occupation of Haiti.
    • October 13 » First World War: The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos.

Day of death April 2, 1932

  • The temperature on April 2, 1932 was between 2.3 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 5.4 mm of rain during 4.2 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (4%). 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
    • January 12 » Hattie Caraway becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate.
    • June 17 » Bonus Army: Around a thousand World War I veterans amass at the United States Capitol as the U.S. Senate considers a bill that would give them certain benefits.
    • July 9 » The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution.
    • December 10 » Thailand becomes a constitutional monarchy.
    • December 18 » The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans in the first NFL playoff game to win the NFL Championship.
    • December 25 » A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people.


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