Family tree Weening » Geeske van der Molen (1864-1941)
Personal data Geeske van der Molen
- She was born on March 15, 1864 in Niebert, gem. Marum (Gr).Source 1
- Profession: dienstmeid.
- She died on May 12, 1941 in Opende, gem. Grootegast (Gr), she was 77 years old.Source 2
- A child of Hendrik van der Molen and Jantje Kooijma
- This information was last updated on June 11, 2023.
Household of Geeske van der Molen
(1) She is married to Oene Bijstra.
They got married on May 21, 1887 at Grootegast (Gr), she was 23 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Andries Bijstra 1887-1957
- Hendrik Bijstra 1890-1965
- Pier Bijstra 1892-1946
- Jan Bijstra 1893-1962
- Gesiena Bijstra 1894-????
(2) She is married to Andries Lambartus Veenstra.
They got married on May 1, 1897 at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 33 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
- Sytze Veenstra 1905-
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Historical events
Birthday March 15, 1864
- The temperature on March 15, 1864 was about 9.7 °C. The air pressure was 26 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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 1864: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 29 » American Civil War: Kilpatrick–Dahlgren Raid fails: Plans to free 15,000 Union soldiers being held near Richmond, Virginia are thwarted.
- April 25 » American Civil War: The Battle of Marks' Mills.
- May 9 » Second Schleswig War: The Danish navy defeats the Austrian and Prussian fleets in the Battle of Heligoland.
- June 21 » American Civil War: The Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road begins.
- October 28 » American Civil War: A Union attack on the Confederate capital is repulsed.
- October 30 » The Treaty of Vienna is signed, by which Denmark relinquishes one province each to Prussia and Austria.
Day of marriage May 1, 1897
- The temperature on May 1, 1897 was about 10.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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 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 year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- July 2 » British-Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London.
- August 2 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.
- August 31 » Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
- September 10 » Lattimer massacre: A sheriff's posse kills 19 unarmed striking immigrant miners in Lattimer, Pennsylvania, United States.
- September 12 » Tirah Campaign: In the Battle of Saragarhi, ten thousand Pashtun tribesmen suffer several hundred casualties while attacking 21 Sikh soldiers in British service.
- December 30 » The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.
Day of death May 12, 1941
- The temperature on May 12, 1941 was between -1.7 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1941: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
- January 18 » World War II: British troops launch a general counter-offensive against Italian East Africa.
- May 24 » World War II: In the Battle of the Atlantic, the German Battleship Bismarck sinks then-pride of the Royal Navy, HMSHood, killing all but three crewmen.
- September 27 » The Greek National Liberation Front is established with Georgios Siantos as acting leader.
- December 1 » World War II: Fiorello La Guardia, Mayor of New York City and Director of the Office of Civilian Defense, signs Administrative Order 9, creating the Civil Air Patrol.
- December 11 » World War II: Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, following the Americans' declaration of war on the Empire of Japan in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States, in turn, declares war on them.
- December 12 » Adolf Hitler declares the imminent extermination of the Jews at a meeting in the Reich Chancellery.
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