Family tree Weening » Anne Posthumus (1873-1968)
Personal data Anne Posthumus
- He was born on February 23, 1873 in Kooten, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: slager.
- He died on July 12, 1968 in Drogeham, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 95 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Drogeham, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 3
- A child of Minne Jans Posthumus and Aukje Jans Hayema
- This information was last updated on December 18, 2025.
Household of Anne Posthumus
He is married to Gaatske Wijma.
They got married on May 16, 1901 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 28 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
- Minne Posthumus 1902-1958
- Jakob Posthumus 1903-1903
- Hinke Posthumus 1904-1933
- Jakob Posthumus 1912-1999
- Iebeltje Posthumus 1913-1913
- Jan Posthumus 1916-2009
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1873, Achtkarspelen
Overlijdensregister 1968, Achtkarspelen
http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/131298/posthumus
Huwelijksregister 1901, Achtkarspelen
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Birthday February 23, 1873
- The temperature on February 23, 1873 was about 3.8 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- 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 1873: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 17 » A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, part of the Modoc War.
- March 10 » The first Azerbaijani play "The Adventures of the Vizier of the Khan of Lenkaran" prepared by Akhundov was performed by Hassan-bey Zardabi and dramatist and Najaf-bey Vezirov.
- April 4 » The Kennel Club is founded, the oldest and first official registry of purebred dogs in the world.
- May 23 » The Canadian Parliament establishes the North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
- September 1 » Cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande.
- November 22 » The French steamer SS Ville du Havre sinks in 12 minutes after colliding with the Scottish iron clipper Loch Earn in the Atlantic, with a loss of 226 lives.
Day of marriage May 16, 1901
- The temperature on May 16, 1901 was between 7.9 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (15%). 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
- February 20 » The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
- March 2 » United States Steel Corporation is founded as a result of a merger between Carnegie Steel Company and Federal Steel Company which became the first corporation in the world with a market capital over $1 billion.
- June 11 » The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands.
- October 12 » President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.
- November 18 » Britain and the United States sign the Hay–Pauncefote Treaty, which nullifies the Clayton–Bulwer Treaty and withdraws British objections to an American-controlled canal in Panama.
- December 3 » In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt delivers a 20,000-word speech to the House of Representatives asking Congress to curb the power of trusts "within reasonable limits".
Day of death July 12, 1968
- The temperature on July 12, 1968 was between 9.9 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (52%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1968: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
- January 24 » Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launches Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during wider fighting around Long Bình and Biên Hòa.
- February 24 » Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnam recaptures Hué.
- April 4 » Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
- September 2 » Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War.
- October 26 » Soviet cosmonaut Georgy Beregovoy pilots Soyuz 3 into space for a four-day mission.
- November 20 » A total of 78 miners are killed in an explosion at the Consolidated Coal Company's No. 9 mine in Farmington, West Virginia in the Farmington Mine disaster.
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