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Household of Gerben Hekstra

He is married to Maria Drost.

They got married on June 20, 1896 at Eenrum (Gr), he was 23 years old.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerben Hekstra

Jacob Wybes Hekstra
± 1805-1861
Eeuwkje Andries Westra
1809-1894
Gerben Pieters Hoekstra
1802-1868
Louwkje Johannes de Haan
± 1809-1855

Gerben Hekstra
1872-1929

1896

Maria Drost
1876-1924


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1872, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister Adorp 1929
  3. Huwelijksregister Eenrum 1896

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Historical events

Birthday November 21, 1872

  • The temperature on November 21, 1872 was about 10.8 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 12 » Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
    • February 20 » The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
    • April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
    • September 18 » King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
    • November 5 » Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.
    • November 30 » The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.

Day of marriage June 20, 1896

  • The temperature on June 20, 1896 was about 21.1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. 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.
    • March 1 » Battle of Adwa: An Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
    • March 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
    • March 2 » The Battle of Adwa: The Italian Army defeated by the Ethiopian Army in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia.
    • June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
    • July 9 » William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
    • November 1 » A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.

Day of death February 18, 1929

  • The temperature on February 18, 1929 was between -8.2 °C and -3.3 °C and averaged -6.4 °C. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1929: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
    • January 17 » Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by E. C. Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip.
    • May 16 » In Hollywood, the first Academy Awards ceremony takes place.
    • August 11 » Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.
    • September 24 » Jimmy Doolittle performs the first flight without a window, proving that full instrument flying from take off to landing is possible.
    • October 7 » Photius II becomes Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
    • October 29 » The New York Stock Exchange crashes in what will be called the Crash of '29 or "Black Tuesday", ending the Great Bull Market of the 1920s and beginning the Great Depression.


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