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Personal data Durkje Terpstra 


Household of Durkje Terpstra

She is married to Jan Rommert Kiersma.

They got married on March 25, 1893 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), she was 22 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Rommert Kiersma  1893-1969
  2. Lena Kiersma  1895-1980
  3. Margaret Kiersma  1896-1970
  4. Cora Kiersma  1899-1916
  5. Jennie Kiersma  1901-1969
  6. Alyce Kiersma  1905-1993
  7. Richard Kiersma  1907-1978
  8. James Kiersma  1913-1996

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1870, Achtkarspelen
  2. https://nl.findagrave.com/memorial/44004872/dorothy-kiersma
  3. Huwelijksregister 1893, Achtkarspelen

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Historical events

Birthday December 17, 1870

  • The temperature on December 17, 1870 was about 6.3 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 10 » John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.
    • January 23 » In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre.
    • May 12 » The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15.
    • July 15 » Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory are transferred to Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company, and the province of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories are established from these vast territories.
    • August 6 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Wörth results in a decisive Prussian victory.
    • August 18 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought.

Day of marriage March 25, 1893

  • The temperature on March 25, 1893 was about 4.2 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 1893: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 13 » The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting.
    • March 1 » Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.
    • June 22 » The Royal Navy battleship HMSCamperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMSVictoria which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.
    • August 27 » The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000–2,000 people.
    • December 4 » First Matabele War: A patrol of 34 British South Africa Company soldiers is ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors on the Shangani River in Matabeleland.
    • December 23 » The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.

Day of death December 24, 1931

  • The temperature on December 24, 1931 was between -1.2 °C and 4.1 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
    • March 3 » The United States adopts The Star-Spangled Banner as its national anthem.
    • March 19 » Gambling is legalized in Nevada.
    • March 23 » Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar are hanged for the killing of a deputy superintendent of police during the Indian independence movement.
    • March 25 » The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape.
    • March 26 » Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is founded in Vietnam.
    • December 11 » Statute of Westminster 1931: The British Parliament establishes legislative equality between the UK and the Dominions of the Commonwealth—Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ireland.


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