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 16 » American Civil War: During the Vicksburg Campaign, gunboats commanded by acting Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter run downriver past Confederate artillery batteries at Vicksburg.
    • April 17 » American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi.
    • May 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville begins.
    • May 22 » American Civil War: Union forces begin the Siege of Port Hudson which lasts 48 days, the longest siege in U.S. military history.
    • August 17 » American Civil War: In Charleston, South Carolina, Union batteries and ships bombard Confederate-held Fort Sumter.
    • October 15 » American Civil War: The H. L. Hunley, the first submarine to sink a ship, sinks, killing its inventor.

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 19 » German strategic bombing during World War I: German zeppelins bomb the towns of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing at least 20 people, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target.
    • February 12 » In Washington, D.C., the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place.
    • May 6 » Babe Ruth, then a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, hits his first major league home run.
    • May 22 » Lassen Peak erupts with a powerful force, the only volcano besides Mount St. Helens to erupt in the contiguous U.S. during the 20th century.
    • July 28 » The United States begins a 19-year occupation of Haiti.
    • September 15 » The Empire Picture Theatre (now The New Empire Cinema), the oldest running cinema in mainland Australia, opens in Bowral, New South Wales.

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 28 » Japanese forces attack Shanghai.
    • September 7 » The Battle of Boquerón, the first major battle of the Chaco War, commences.
    • November 8 » Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected as the 32nd President of the United States, defeating incumbent president Herbert Hoover.
    • 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 19 » BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service.


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