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Household of Gerrit Poelstra

He is married to Trijntje Bron.

They got married on April 13, 1901 at Leek (Gr), he was 37 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerrit Poelstra

Hendrik Roels Poelstra
± 1807-1890
Antje Folkerts Klazinga
1807-1870
Gerrit Jochems Boetje
± 1799-1872
Sieuwke Edsgers Siersema
1800-1859
Baaike Boetje
1834-1904

Gerrit Poelstra
1863-1913

1901

Trijntje Bron
1856-1937


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Leek 1863
  2. Overlijdensregister Leek 1913
  3. Huwelijksregister Leek 1901

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Historical events

Birthday December 21, 1863

  • The temperature on December 21, 1863 was about 4.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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 1863: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • May 2 » American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia eight days later.
    • May 12 » American Civil War: Battle of Raymond: Two divisions of James B. McPherson's XVII Corps turn the left wing of Confederate General John C. Pemberton's defensive line on Fourteen Mile Creek, opening up the interior of Mississippi to the Union Army during the Vicksburg Campaign.
    • May 14 » American Civil War: The Battle of Jackson takes place.
    • July 9 » American Civil War: The Siege of Port Hudson ends, giving the Union complete control of the Mississippi River.
    • November 16 » American Civil War: Battle of Campbell's Station near Knoxville, Tennessee: Confederate troops unsuccessfully attack Union forces.
    • November 27 » American Civil War: Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and several of his men escape the Ohio Penitentiary and return safely to the South.

Day of marriage April 13, 1901

  • The temperature on April 13, 1901 was between 3.3 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (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 Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • January 1 » The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton is appointed the first Prime Minister.
    • June 11 » The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands.
    • August 14 » The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
    • September 17 » Second Boer War: A Boer column defeats a British force at the Battle of Blood River Poort.
    • September 28 » Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas kill more than forty American soldiers while losing 28 of their own.
    • November 1 » Sigma Phi Epsilon, the largest national male collegiate fraternity, is established at Richmond College, in Richmond, Virginia.

Day of death March 4, 1913

  • The temperature on March 4, 1913 was between 2.7 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
    • March 4 » First Balkan War: The Greek army engages the Turks at Bizani, resulting in victory two days later.
    • May 14 » Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100million donation from John D. Rockefeller.
    • June 23 » Second Balkan War: The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran.
    • October 31 » The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.
    • December 1 » Crete, having obtained self rule from Turkey after the First Balkan War, is annexed by Greece.
    • December 1 » The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation.


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