Family tree Weening » Janke Veenstra (1880-1956)
Personal data Janke Veenstra
- She was born on February 27, 1880 in Drachten, gem. Smallingerland (Fr).Source 1
- She died on September 24, 1956 in Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 76 years old.Source 2
- She is buried in Rottevalle, gem. Smallingerland (Fr).Source 3
- A child of Wiebe Thijsses Veenstra and Hiltje Rinderts Wenning
- This information was last updated on April 4, 2024.
Household of Janke Veenstra
(1) She is married to Jacob Dousma.
They got married on May 17, 1902 at Smallingerland (Fr), she was 22 years old.Source 4
(2) She is married to Teye Benedictus.
They got married on December 7, 1907 at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, she was 27 years old.Source 5
Child(ren):
- Trijntje Benedictus 1908-1995
- Hiltje Benedictus 1910-1999
- Wiebe Benedictus 1911-1998
- Jeltje Benedictus 1913-2005
- Joukje Benedictus 1915-2008
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1880, Smallingerland
Overlijdensregister 1956, Tietjerksteradeel
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/132838/veenstra
Huwelijksregister 1902, Smallingerland
Huwelijksregister 1907, Tietjerksteradeel
Historical events
Birthday February 27, 1880
- The temperature on February 27, 1880 was about 4.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1880: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 27 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his incandescent lamp.
- May 11 » Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California.
- June 7 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign).
- June 28 » Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan.
- August 14 » Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
- December 16 » Outbreak of the First Boer War between the Boer South African Republic and the British Empire.
Day of marriage December 7, 1907
- The temperature on December 7, 1907 was between -1.1 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
- May 23 » The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session.
- August 3 » Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
- August 9 » The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.
- August 29 » The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
- October 27 » Fifteen people are killed in Hungary when a gunman opens fire on a crowd gathered at a church consecration.
- November 7 » Jesús García saves the entire town of Nacozari de García by driving a burning train full of dynamite six kilometers (3.7 miles) away before it can explode.
Day of death September 24, 1956
- The temperature on September 24, 1956 was between 10.8 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 9.5 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1956: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
- April 2 » As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
- June 11 » Start of Gal Oya riots, the first reported ethnic riots that target minority Sri Lankan Tamils in the Eastern Province. The total number of deaths is reportedly 150.
- June 30 » A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collide above the Grand Canyon in Arizona and crash, killing all 128 on board both airliners.
- November 1 » The Springhill mining disaster in Springhill, Nova Scotia kills 39 miners; 88 are rescued.
- November 7 » Hungarian Revolution: János Kádár returns to Budapest in a Soviet armored convoy, officially taking office as the next Hungarian leader. By this point, most armed resistance has been defeated.
- December 28 » Chin Peng, David Marshall and Tunku Abdul Rahman meet in Baling, Malaya to try and resolve the Malayan Emergency situation.
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- 1945 » Hans Geiger, German physicist and academic, co-invented the Geiger counter (b. 1882)
- 1947 » Andrew C. McLaughlin, American historian and author (b. 1861)
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