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Personal data Wessel Witteveen 


Household of Wessel Witteveen

(1) He is married to Lamke Poelman.

They got married on March 10, 1887 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 20 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Bouke Witteveen  1888-1972 
  2. Sieuwke Witteveen  1893-????


(2) He is married to Geeske Terpstra.

They got married on January 18, 1896 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 29 years old.Source 4

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Wessel Witteveen

Heerke Tjerks Witteveen
1801-1890
Geertje Jans Oldenburger
1808-1899
Wessel Jans Poelma
± 1783-1850
Jinke Germs Wouda
± 1792-1876

Wessel Witteveen
1866-1954

(1) 1887

Lamke Poelman
1868-1895

Bouke Witteveen
1888-1972
Sieuwke Witteveen
1893-????
(2) 1896

Geeske Terpstra
1863-1948


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Marum 1866
  2. Overlijdensregister Emmen, 1954
  3. Huwelijksregister Grootegast 1887
  4. Huwelijksregister Grootegast 1896

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Historical events

Birthday April 22, 1866

  • The temperature on April 22, 1866 was about 12.8 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 47%. 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.
    • February 21 » Lucy Hobbs Taylor becomes the first American woman to graduate from dental school.
    • April 10 » The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.
    • May 2 » Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
    • June 3 » The Fenians are driven out of Fort Erie, Ontario back into the United States.
    • July 30 » Armed Confederate veterans in New Orleans riot against a meeting of Radical Republicans, killing 48 people and injuring another 100.
    • August 20 » President Andrew Johnson formally declares the American Civil War over.

Day of marriage January 18, 1896

  • The temperature on January 18, 1896 was about 5.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 21 » An Englishman raised in Australia, Bob Fitzsimmons, fought an Irishman, Peter Maher, in an American promoted event which technically took place in Mexico, winning the 1896 World Heavyweight Championship in boxing.
    • May 18 » Khodynka Tragedy: A mass panic on Khodynka Field in Moscow during the festivities of the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II results in the deaths of 1,389 people.
    • June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
    • September 22 » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
    • December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
    • December 30 » Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila.

Day of death April 23, 1954

  • The temperature on April 23, 1954 was between 3.3 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (54%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1954: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
    • January 21 » The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USSNautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States.
    • February 10 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam.
    • February 23 » The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh.
    • April 25 » The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.
    • July 4 » Rationing ends in the United Kingdom.
    • September 8 » The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established.


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