Family tree Weening » Grietje Spoelstra (1865-1938)

Personal data Grietje Spoelstra 


Household of Grietje Spoelstra

She is married to Jan Veenstra.

They got married on May 24, 1890 at Smallingerland (Fr), she was 25 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Antje Veenstra  1891-1952

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Grietje Spoelstra

Louw Hendriks Spoelstra
± 1802-1865
Grietje Reinders Kemp
± 1801-1853
Libbe Molles Postma
1797-1854
Margareta Teyes Lasker
1812-1893

Grietje Spoelstra
1865-1938

1890

Jan Veenstra
1864-1932

Antje Veenstra
1891-1952

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1865, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1938, Smallingerland
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/113708/spoelstra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1890, Smallingerland

Historical events

Birthday May 18, 1865

  • The temperature on May 18, 1865 was about 19.7 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. 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 year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 15 » American Civil War: Fort Fisher in North Carolina falls to the Union, thus cutting off the last major seaport of the Confederacy.
    • April 26 » American Civil War: Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston surrenders his army to General William Tecumseh Sherman at the Bennett Place near Durham, North Carolina. Also the date of Confederate Memorial Day for two states.
    • May 9 » American Civil War: Nathan Bedford Forrest surrenders his forces at Gainesville, Alabama.
    • November 10 » Major Henry Wirz, the superintendent of a prison camp in Andersonville, Georgia, is hanged, becoming one of only three American Civil War soldiers executed for war crimes.
    • December 4 » North Carolina ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, followed soon by Georgia, and U.S. slaves were legally free within two weeks.
    • December 6 » Georgia ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Day of marriage May 24, 1890

  • The temperature on May 24, 1890 was about 21.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • April 14 » The Pan-American Union is founded by the First International Conference of American States in Washington, D.C.
    • July 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Antitrust Act.
    • July 10 » Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state.
    • September 25 » The United States Congress establishes Sequoia National Park.
    • October 11 » In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
    • December 30 » Following the Wounded Knee Massacre, the United States Army and Lakota warriors face off in the Drexel Mission Fight.

Day of death December 11, 1938

  • The temperature on December 11, 1938 was between 5.3 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • May 26 » In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session.
    • June 7 » The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight.
    • July 31 » Archaeologists discover engraved gold and silver plates from King Darius the Great in Persepolis.
    • August 20 » Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam, a record that stood for 75 years until it was broken by Alex Rodriguez.
    • October 30 » Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing anxiety in some of the audience in the United States.
    • November 14 » The Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opens to traffic.


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Source: Wikipedia

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