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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.
    • May 29 » Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time.
    • June 15 » American Civil War: The Second Battle of Petersburg begins.
    • June 29 » At least 99 people, mostly German and Polish immigrants, are killed in Canada's worst railway disaster after a train fails to stop for an open drawbridge and plunges into the Rivière Richelieu near St-Hilaire, Quebec.
    • September 19 » American Civil War: Union troops under Philip Sheridan defeat a Confederate force commanded by Jubal Early. With over 50,000 troops engaged, it was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley.
    • October 28 » American Civil War: A Union attack on the Confederate capital is repulsed.
    • December 10 » American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea: Major General William Tecumseh Sherman's Union Army troops reach the outer Confederate defenses of Savannah, Georgia.

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 20 » The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
    • April 6 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
    • May 13 » With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery.
    • June 29 » George Edward Gouraud records Handel's Israel in Egypt onto a phonograph cylinder, thought for many years to be the oldest known recording of music.
    • September 8 » In England, the first six Football League matches are played.
    • October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.

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 21 » Sparked by the murder of a German officer in Bucharest, Romania the day before, members of the Iron Guard engaged in a rebellion and pogrom killing 125 Jews.
    • January 28 » Franco-Thai War: Final air battle of the conflict. A Japanese-mediated armistice goes into effect later in the day.
    • July 10 » Jedwabne pogrom: Massacre of Polish Jews living in and near the village of Jedwabne.
    • September 4 » World War II: A German submarine makes the first attack of the war against a United States warship, the USSGreer.
    • September 28 » World War II: The Drama uprising against the Bulgarian occupation in northern Greece begins.
    • December 11 » World War II: Poland declares war on the Empire of Japan.


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