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Personal data Metske Jans Westra 


Household of Metske Jans Westra

He is married to Grietje van Weringh.

They got married on July 16, 1864 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 28 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Antje Westra  1865-1865
  2. Antje Westra  1867-1935
  3. Grietje Westra  1868-1941
  4. Jan Westra  1870-1870
  5. Henderika Westra  1871-1872
  6. Jacobus Westra  1875-1968
  7. Jantje Westra  1878-1878
  8. Jan Westra  1879-????

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Metske Jans Westra

Metske Jans Westra
1779-1852
Johanna Jacobs Visser
1788-1848
Pieter Hendriks Hazenberg
1786-1856
Femke Arends de Boer
1787-1834

Metske Jans Westra
1835-1927

1864

Grietje van Weringh
1843-1934

Antje Westra
1865-1865
Antje Westra
1867-1935
Grietje Westra
1868-1941
Jan Westra
1870-1870
Henderika Westra
1871-1872
Jacobus Westra
1875-1968
Jantje Westra
1878-1878
Jan Westra
1879-????

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1835, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister Groningen 1927
  3. Huwelijksregister Grootegast 1864

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Historical events

Birthday October 27, 1835

  • The temperature on October 27, 1835 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: omtrent betrokken bui. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1835: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • January 7 » HMSBeagle, with Charles Darwin on board, drops anchor off the Chonos Archipelago.
    • January 24 » Slaves in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, stage a revolt, which is instrumental in ending slavery there 50 years later.
    • January 30 » In the first assassination attempt against a President of the United States, Richard Lawrence attempts to shoot president Andrew Jackson, but fails and is subdued by a crowd, including several congressmen as well as Jackson himself.
    • September 15 » HMSBeagle, with Charles Darwin aboard, reaches the Galápagos Islands. The ship lands at Chatham or San Cristobal, the easternmost of the archipelago.
    • October 2 » Texas Revolution: Mexican troops attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.
    • December 9 » Texas Revolution: The Texian Army captures San Antonio, Texas.

Day of marriage July 16, 1864

  • The temperature on July 16, 1864 was about 18.4 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. 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.
    • June 15 » American Civil War: The Second Battle of Petersburg begins.
    • June 27 » American Civil War: Confederate forces defeat Union forces during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during the Atlanta Campaign.
    • July 20 » American Civil War: Battle of Peachtree Creek: Near Atlanta, Georgia, Confederate forces led by General John Bell Hood unsuccessfully attack Union troops under General William T. Sherman.
    • August 17 » American Civil War: Battle of Gainesville: Confederate forces defeat Union troops near Gainesville, Florida.
    • November 11 » American Civil War: General William Tecumseh Sherman begins burning Atlanta to the ground in preparation for his march to the sea.
    • December 4 » American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea: At Waynesboro, Georgia, forces under Union General Judson Kilpatrick prevent troops led by Confederate General Joseph Wheeler from interfering with Union General William T. Sherman's campaign destroying a wide swath of the South on his march to the Atlantic Ocean from Atlanta.

Day of death November 29, 1927

  • The temperature on November 29, 1927 was between 0.4 °C and 5.0 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. 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 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 year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
    • January 11 » Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
    • January 27 » Ibn Saud takes the title of King of Nejd.
    • April 30 » Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
    • April 30 » The Federal Industrial Institute for Women opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women's federal prison in the United States.
    • July 23 » The first station of the Indian Broadcasting Company goes on the air in Bombay.
    • October 6 » Opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent "talkie" movie.


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