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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 11 » The Anglo-Zulu War begins.
    • March 29 » Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
    • April 23 » Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome.
    • July 4 » Anglo-Zulu War: The Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war and forcing King Cetshwayo to flee.
    • October 22 » Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasts 13​⁄2 hours before burning out).
    • 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.
    • April 14 » James Cash Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
    • April 20 » Pierre and Marie Curie refine radium chloride.
    • May 8 » In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
    • August 22 » Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.
    • November 21 » The Philadelphia Football Athletics defeated the Kanaweola Athletic Club of Elmira, New York, 39–0, in the first ever professional American football night game.
    • December 28 » The Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.

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 16 » Flooding in the coastal areas of West Germany kills 315 and destroys the homes of about 60,000 people.
    • February 20 » Mercury program: While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the earth, making three orbits in four hours, 55 minutes.
    • July 2 » The first Walmart store, then known as Wal-Mart, opens for business in Rogers, Arkansas.
    • July 13 » In an unprecedented action, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismisses seven members of his Cabinet, marking the effective end of the National Liberals as a distinct force within British politics.
    • September 15 » The Soviet ship Poltava heads toward Cuba, one of the events that sets into motion the Cuban Missile Crisis.
    • September 18 » Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago are admitted to the United Nations.


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