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Personal data Foekje Ritsma 


Household of Foekje Ritsma

She is married to Marten Posthumus.

They got married on April 7, 1892 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), she was 19 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Jeltje Posthumus  1893-1968 
  2. Aukje Posthumus  1895-1899
  3. Jantje Posthumus  1897-1993
  4. Minne Posthumus  1901-1982
  5. Aukje Posthumus  1905-1906

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Foekje Ritsma

Hendrik Ritskes Ritsma
1778-1834
Ykje Berends Rinkema
± 1788-1868

Foekje Ritsma
1872-1946

1892

Marten Posthumus
1871-1933

Jeltje Posthumus
1893-1968
Aukje Posthumus
1895-1899
Jantje Posthumus
1897-1993
Minne Posthumus
1901-1982
Aukje Posthumus
1905-1906

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1872, Opsterland
  2. Overlijdensregister 1946, Achtkarspelen
  3. Huwelijksregister 1892, Achtkarspelen

Historical events

Birthday April 21, 1872

  • The temperature on April 21, 1872 was about 14.0 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 12 » Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
    • March 11 » Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
    • April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
    • June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
    • July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
    • December 21 » Challenger expedition: HMSChallenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.

Day of marriage April 7, 1892

  • The temperature on April 7, 1892 was about 10.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1892: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 15 » James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball.
    • April 15 » The General Electric Company is formed.
    • July 7 » The Katipunan is established, the discovery of which by Spanish authorities initiated the Philippine Revolution.
    • July 26 » Dadabhai Naoroji is elected as the first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain.
    • November 12 » Pudge Heffelfinger becomes the first professional American football player on record, participating in his first paid game for the Allegheny Athletic Association.
    • December 18 » Premiere performance of The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Day of death October 17, 1946

  • The temperature on October 17, 1946 was between 8.1 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
    • February 1 » Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary-General.
    • March 5 » Cold War: Winston Churchill coins the phrase "Iron Curtain" in his speech at Westminster College, Missouri.
    • April 5 » A Fleet Air Arm Vickers Wellington crashes into a residential area in Rabat, Malta during a training exercise, killing all 4 crew members and 16 civilians on the ground.
    • June 7 » The United Kingdom's BBC returns to broadcasting its television service, which has been off air for seven years because of the Second World War.
    • August 23 » Ordinance No. 46 of the British Military Government constitutes the German Länder (states) of Hanover and Schleswig-Holstein.
    • October 22 » Operation Osoaviakhim takes place, recruiting of thousands of military-related technical specialists from the Soviet occupation zone of post–World War II Germany for employment in the Soviet Union.


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Source: Wikipedia

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