Family tree Weening » Roel Veenstra (1864-1941)

Personal data Roel Veenstra 


Household of Roel Veenstra

He is married to Eefke van der Scheer.

They got married on July 5, 1888 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 24 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Jan Veenstra  1888-1951
  2. Grietje Veenstra  1892-1977
  3. Trientje Veenstra  1898-1911
  4. Jantje Veenstra  1905-1924

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1864, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister Oldekerk 1941
  3. Huwelijksregister Grootegast 1888

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Historical events

Birthday January 3, 1864

  • The temperature on January 3, 1864 was about -10.0 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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 1864: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 20 » American Civil War: Battle of Olustee: The largest battle fought in Florida during the war.
    • March 16 » American Civil War: During the Red River Campaign, Union troops reach Alexandria, Louisiana.
    • May 13 » American Civil War: Battle of Resaca: The battle begins with Union General Sherman fighting toward Atlanta.
    • October 2 » American Civil War: Confederates defeat a Union attack on Saltville, Virginia. A massacre of wounded Union prisoners (most of them are from a Black cavalry unit) ensues.
    • October 19 » American Civil War: Confederate agents based in Canada rob three banks in Saint Albans, Vermont.
    • December 15 » American Civil War: Battle of Nashville: The Union's Army of the Cumberland routs and destroys the Confederacy's Army of Tennessee, ending its effectiveness as a combat unit.

Day of marriage July 5, 1888

  • The temperature on July 5, 1888 was about 18.3 °C. There was 7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 11 » The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
    • March 20 » The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
    • May 16 » Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.
    • July 15 » The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
    • August 21 » The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
    • October 30 » The Rudd Concession is granted by Matabeleland to agents of Cecil Rhodes.

Day of death May 27, 1941

  • The temperature on May 27, 1941 was between 8.3 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1941: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
    • January 6 » United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms speech in the State of the Union address.
    • March 29 » The North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement goes into effect at 03:00 local time.
    • May 15 » First flight of the Gloster E.28/39 the first British and Allied jet aircraft.
    • August 31 » World War II: Serbian paramilitary forces defeat Germans in the Battle of Loznica.
    • September 28 » Ted Williams achieves a .406 batting average for the season, and becomes the last major league baseball player to bat .400 or better.
    • December 12 » Adolf Hitler declares the imminent extermination of the Jews at a meeting in the Reich Chancellery.


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