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Personal data Romkje de Wit 


Household of Romkje de Wit

She is married to Hendrik Rieske.

They got married on April 16, 1887 at Marum (Gr), she was 21 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Grietje Rieske  1888-1972
  2. Sweitze Rieske  1889-????
  3. Sweitze Rieske  1889-1978
  4. Antje Rieske  1892-????
  5. Berentje Rieske  1894-????
  6. Jitske Rieske  1896-1982
  7. Harm Rieske  1899-????
  8. Tjeerd Rieske  1901-1964
  9. Roelf Rieske  1906-

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Romkje de Wit

Tjeerd Sweitzes de Wit
1815-1878
Romkje Popkes Wagenaar
1812-1878

Romkje de Wit
1866-1921

1887

Hendrik Rieske
1861-1946

Grietje Rieske
1888-1972
Sweitze Rieske
1889-????
Sweitze Rieske
1889-1978
Antje Rieske
1892-????
Berentje Rieske
1894-????
Jitske Rieske
1896-1982
Harm Rieske
1899-????
Tjeerd Rieske
1901-1964
Roelf Rieske
1906-????

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1866, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister Zuidlaren, 1921
  3. Huwelijksregister Marum 1887

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Historical events

Birthday March 18, 1866

  • The temperature on March 18, 1866 was about 12.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 53%. 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 16 » Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes British Secretary of State for War.
    • May 1 » The Memphis Race Riots begin. In three days time, 46 blacks and two whites were killed. Reports of the atrocities influenced passage of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
    • May 2 » Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
    • July 28 » At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln).
    • August 20 » President Andrew Johnson formally declares the American Civil War over.
    • December 12 » Oaks explosion: The worst mining disaster in England kills 361 miners and rescuers.

Day of marriage April 16, 1887

  • The temperature on April 16, 1887 was about 4.3 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
    • May 9 » Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.
    • June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
    • June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
    • October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
    • November 11 » August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel are executed as a result of the Haymarket affair.

Day of death March 17, 1921

  • The temperature on March 17, 1921 was between 2.2 °C and 15.1 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
    • July 11 » The Red Army captures Mongolia from the White Army and establishes the Mongolian People's Republic.
    • August 3 » Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day after they were acquitted by a Chicago court.
    • September 8 » Margaret Gorman, a 16-year-old, wins the Atlantic City Pageant's Golden Mermaid trophy; pageant officials later dubbed her the first Miss America.
    • September 21 » A storage silo in Oppau, Germany, explodes, killing 500–600 people.
    • October 21 » President Warren G. Harding delivers the first speech by a sitting U.S. President against lynching in the deep South.
    • October 26 » The Chicago Theatre opens.


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Source: Wikipedia

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