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Personal data Sjeuwke Douwes Westra 


Household of Sjeuwke Douwes Westra

She is married to Kornelis Hermanus Vrijborg.

They got married on May 12, 1866 at Barradeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 33 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Hermanus Vrijborg  1867-1940

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Sjeuwke Douwes Westra

Sjeuwke Douwes Westra
1832-1925

1866

Kornelis Hermanus Vrijborg
1834-1870

Hermanus Vrijborg
1867-1940

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1832, Wonseradeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1925, Barradeel
  3. Huwelijksregister 1866, Barradeel

Historical events

Birthday September 16, 1832

  • The temperature on September 16, 1832 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt winderig. Source: KNMI
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    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 1832: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • February 12 » Ecuador annexes the Galápagos Islands.
    • May 24 » The First Kingdom of Greece is declared in the London Conference.
    • July 10 » U.S. President Andrew Jackson vetoes a bill that would re-charter the Second Bank of the United States.
    • August 27 » Black Hawk, leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrenders to U.S. authorities, ending the Black Hawk War.
    • October 1 » Texian political delegates convene at San Felipe de Austin to petition for changes in the governance of Mexican Texas.
    • December 21 » Egyptian–Ottoman War: Egyptian forces decisively defeat Ottoman troops at the Battle of Konya.

Day of marriage May 12, 1866

  • The temperature on May 12, 1866 was about 10.0 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • 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).
  • In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • April 4 » Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov in the city of Saint Petersburg.
    • May 5 » Memorial Day first celebrated in United States at Waterloo, New York.
    • June 3 » The Fenians are driven out of Fort Erie, Ontario back into the United States.
    • July 20 » Austro-Prussian War: Battle of Lissa: The Austrian Navy, led by Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, defeats the Italian Navy near the island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea.
    • July 25 » The United States Congress passes legislation authorizing the rank of General of the Army. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant becomes the first to be promoted to this rank.
    • August 20 » President Andrew Johnson formally declares the American Civil War over.

Day of death September 5, 1925

  • The temperature on September 5, 1925 was between 7.5 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 10.2 °C. There was 4.1 mm of rain. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
    • January 30 » The Government of Turkey expels Patriarch Constantine VI from Istanbul.
    • March 16 » An earthquake occurs in Yunnan, China.
    • March 18 » The Tri-State Tornado hits the Midwestern states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people.
    • May 5 » Scopes Trial: Serving of an arrest warrant on John T. Scopes for teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.
    • May 30 » May Thirtieth Movement: Shanghai Municipal Police Force shoot and kill 13 protesting workers.
    • September 17 » Frida Kahlo suffers near-fatal injuries in a bus accident in Mexico, causing her to abandon her medical studies and take up art.


Same birth/death day

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