Family tree Weening » Geert Wybes Meerstra (1838-1912)

Personal data Geert Wybes Meerstra 


Household of Geert Wybes Meerstra

He is married to Baukje Lefferts Westerhof.

They got married on May 19, 1875 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 37 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Wybe Meerstra  1885-1981 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Geert Wybes Meerstra

Jarig Wytzes Meerstra
± 1750-1840
Antje Uilkes Vlint
± 1756-< 1806
Geert Ringers van der Meulen
± 1781-1851
Tietje Hermanus Hofstra
± 1769-1857

Geert Wybes Meerstra
1838-1912

1875

Baukje Lefferts Westerhof
1847-1921

Wybe Meerstra
1885-1981

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1838, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1912, Kollumerland c.a.
  3. Huwelijksregister 1875, Kollumerland c.a.

Historical events

Birthday March 11, 1838

  • The temperature on March 11, 1838 was about -1 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1838: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • February 17 » Weenen massacre: Hundreds of Voortrekkers along the Blaukraans River, Natal are killed by Zulus.
    • February 28 » Robert Nelson, leader of the Patriotes, proclaims the independence of Lower Canada (today Quebec).
    • June 10 » Myall Creek massacre: Twenty-eight Aboriginal Australians are murdered.
    • June 28 » Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
    • July 4 » The Iowa Territory is organized.
    • September 18 » The Anti-Corn Law League is established by Richard Cobden.

Day of marriage May 19, 1875

  • The temperature on May 19, 1875 was about 14.0 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 24 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
    • February 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
    • April 10 » India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
    • September 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
    • October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
    • December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.

Day of death February 7, 1912

  • The temperature on February 7, 1912 was between 4.1 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 4 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 8 » The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
    • February 14 » The U.S. Navy commissions its first class of diesel-powered submarines.
    • March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
    • April 10 » RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.
    • September 25 » Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is founded in New York City.
    • November 12 » King George I of Greece makes a triumphal entry into Thessaloniki after its liberation from 482 years of Ottoman rule.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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