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Personal data Geesje Hofman 


Household of Geesje Hofman

She is married to Sjoerd Veenstra.

They got married on May 19, 1900 at Grootegast (Gr), she was 29 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  2. Willem Veenstra  1902-1991
  3. Hiltje Veenstra  1904-1905
  4. Jiltina Veenstra  1905-1983
  5. Hiltje Veenstra  1907-1908
  6. Jilt Veenstra  1908-1911
  7. Jilt Veenstra  1911-1995

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Geesje Hofman

Tjitse Gerrits Bos
1802-1863
Geeske Geerts Enting
1803-1870
Willem Hofman
1839-1928
Hiltje Bos
1846-1928

Geesje Hofman
1870-1960

1900

Sjoerd Veenstra
1871-1951

Tjitske Veenstra
1901-????
Willem Veenstra
1902-1991
Hiltje Veenstra
1904-1905
Jiltina Veenstra
1905-1983
Hiltje Veenstra
1907-1908
Jilt Veenstra
1908-1911
Jilt Veenstra
1911-1995

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Grootegast 1870
  2. Overlijdensregister 1961, Achtkarspelen
  3. http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/153223/hofman
  4. Huwelijksregister Grootegast 1900

Historical events

Birthday August 8, 1870

  • The temperature on August 8, 1870 was about 17.3 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. 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 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 1870: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 3 » Construction work begins on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, United States.
    • February 23 » Reconstruction Era: Post-U.S. Civil War military control of Mississippi ends and it is readmitted to the Union.
    • April 13 » The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded.
    • June 22 » The United States Department of Justice is created by the U.S. Congress.
    • August 8 » The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.
    • September 19 » Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city will hold out for over four months before surrendering.

Day of marriage May 19, 1900

  • The temperature on May 19, 1900 was about 9.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 53%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 16 » The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.
    • January 23 » Second Boer War: The Battle of Spion Kop between the forces of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State and British forces ends in a British defeat.
    • February 7 » Second Boer War: British troops fail in their third attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
    • June 14 » The second German Naval Law calls for the Imperial German Navy to be doubled in size, resulting in an Anglo-German naval arms race.
    • September 13 » Filipino insurgents defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine–American War.
    • October 19 » Max Planck discovers Planck's law of black-body radiation.

Day of death December 31, 1960

  • The temperature on December 31, 1960 was between 2.0 °C and 5.6 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Cameroon achieves independence from France and the United Kingdom.
    • January 30 » The African National Party is founded in Chad, through the merger of traditionalist parties.
    • July 1 » Independence of Somalia.
    • August 7 » Ivory Coast becomes independent from France.
    • August 19 » Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage.
    • October 4 » An airliner crashes on takeoff from Boston's Logan International Airport, killing 62 people.


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