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Personal data Douwe Jelmers Boersma 


Household of Douwe Jelmers Boersma

He is married to Sytske Johannes van der Mey.

They got married on August 19, 1817 at Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 29 years old.Source 3

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Sources

  1. Herv. gem. Aalsum en Wetsens, doop 1680-1811
  2. Overlijdensregister 1868, Oostdongeradeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1817, Oostdongeradeel

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Historical events

Birthday August 9, 1788

  • The temperature on August 9, 1788 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1788: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 20 » The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides that Port Jackson is a more suitable location for a colony.
    • March 6 » The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement.
    • March 21 » A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.
    • April 7 » American pioneers to the Northwest Territory establish Marietta, Ohio as the first permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory.
    • June 7 » French Revolution: Day of the Tiles: Civilians in Grenoble toss roof tiles and various objects down upon royal troops.
    • July 25 » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completes his Symphony No. 40 in G minor (K550).

Christening day August 24, 1788

  • The temperature on August 24, 1788 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1788: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 1 » First edition of The Times of London, previously The Daily Universal Register, is published.
    • January 2 » Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
    • January 20 » The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides that Port Jackson is a more suitable location for a colony.
    • January 26 » The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day.
    • February 9 » The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp.
    • June 21 » New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.

Day of death November 5, 1868

  • The temperature on November 5, 1868 was about 7.5 °C. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. 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 June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 2 » Pro-Imperial forces captured Osaka Castle from the Tokugawa shogunate and burned it to the ground.
    • February 24 » Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.
    • April 7 » Thomas D'Arcy McGee, one of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation, is assassinated by a Fenian activist.
    • May 16 » The United States Senate fails to convict President Andrew Johnson by one vote.
    • June 10 » Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia is assassinated.
    • October 7 » Cornell University holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the highest at any American university to that date.


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