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Household of Gerrit Smits

He is married to Bouktje Adema.

They got married on September 19, 1902 at Oldehove (Gr), he was 23 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerrit Smits

Jan Dirks Smits
1816-1883
Fenne Karstens Pot
1818-1874
Johannes Harmens Schaafsma
1807-1894
Sytske Jans de Boer
1816-1896
Dirk Smits
1844-1884

Gerrit Smits
1879-1962

1902

Bouktje Adema
1879-1966


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Grootegast 1879
  2. Overlijdensregister Aduard 1962
  3. Huwelijksregister Oldehove 1902

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Historical events

Birthday May 1, 1879

  • The temperature on May 1, 1879 was about 10.7 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 37%. 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 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 Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 22 » The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also during the Anglo-Zulu War and just some 15km away from Isandlwana, results in a British victory.
    • January 23 » Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Rorke's Drift ends.
    • March 11 » Shō Tai formally abdicated his position of King of Ryūkyū, under orders from Tokyo, ending the Ryukyu Kingdom.
    • March 23 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Topáter, the first battle of the war is fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru.
    • May 14 » The first group of 463 Indian indentured laborers arrives in Fiji aboard the Leonidas.
    • December 31 » Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

Day of marriage September 19, 1902

  • The temperature on September 19, 1902 was between 4.3 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (16%). 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 1902: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • February 27 » Second Boer War: Australian soldiers Harry "Breaker" Morant and Peter Handcock are executed in Pretoria after being convicted of war crimes.
    • March 18 » Macario Sakay issues Presidential Order No. 1 of his Tagalog Republic.
    • June 24 » King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.
    • August 9 » Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    • August 22 » Cadillac Motor Company is founded.
    • October 24 » Guatemala's Santa María Volcano begins to erupt, becoming the third-largest eruption of the 20th century.

Day of death August 20, 1962

  • The temperature on August 20, 1962 was between 10.0 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (63%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
    • February 10 » Cold War: Captured American U2 spy-plane pilot Gary Powers is exchanged for captured Soviet spy Rudolf Abel.
    • July 5 » The official independence of Algeria is proclaimed after an 8-year-long war with France.
    • August 22 » The OAS attempts to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle.
    • August 27 » The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA.
    • September 8 » Last run of the famous Pines Express over the Somerset and Dorset Railway line (UK) fittingly using the last steam locomotive built by British Railways, BR Standard Class 9F 92220 Evening Star.
    • October 9 » Uganda becomes an independent Commonwealth realm.


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