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Household of Jan Poelstra

(1) He is married to Aaffien Niewold.

They got married on July 26, 1884 at Eenrum (Gr), he was 22 years old.Source 3


(2) He is married to Bouke Molenkamp.

They got married on December 7, 1892 at Uithuizen (Gr), he was 30 years old.Source 4

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Poelstra

Feike Douwes Poelstra
1793-1875
Antje Mattheus van Halen
1794-1854
Anne Symens Leegstra
1790-1837
Janke Douwes Edema
± 1798-1871

Jan Poelstra
1861-1923

(1) 1884

Aaffien Niewold
1864-1891

(2) 1892

Bouke Molenkamp
1873-1934


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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Ezinge 1861
  2. Overlijdensregister Middelstum 1923
  3. Huwelijksregister Eenrum 1884
  4. Huwelijksregister Uithuizen 1892

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Historical events

Birthday December 16, 1861

  • The temperature on December 16, 1861 was about 5.3 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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 February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
  • In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 21 » American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate.
    • February 18 » With Italian unification almost complete, Victor Emmanuel II of Piedmont, Savoy and Sardinia assumes the title of King of Italy.
    • March 21 » Alexander Stephens gives the Cornerstone Speech.
    • April 12 » American Civil War: Battle of Fort Sumter. The war begins with Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.
    • June 8 » American Civil War: Tennessee secedes from the Union.
    • December 10 » Forces led by Nguyễn Trung Trực, an anti-colonial guerrilla leader in southern Vietnam, sink the French lorcha L'Esperance.

Day of marriage December 7, 1892

  • The temperature on December 7, 1892 was about -0.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1892: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 15 » James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball.
    • March 18 » Former Governor General Lord Stanley pledges to donate a silver challenge cup as an award for the best hockey team in Canada; it was later named after him as the Stanley Cup.
    • June 11 » The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.
    • July 8 » St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892.
    • September 9 » Amalthea, third moon of Jupiter is discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard.
    • September 22 » Lindal Railway Incident, providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by A.C. Doyle and the TV serial Lost.

Day of death February 19, 1923

  • The temperature on February 19, 1923 was between -3.1 °C and 0.1 °C and averaged -1.6 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Britain's Railways are grouped into the Big Four: LNER, GWR, SR, and LMS.
    • April 28 » Wembley Stadium is opened, named initially as the Empire Stadium.
    • May 26 » The first 24 Hours of Le Mans was held and has since been run annually in June.
    • August 23 » Captain Lowell Smith and Lieutenant John P. Richter performed the first mid-air refueling on De Havilland DH-4B, setting an endurance flight record of 37 hours.
    • October 29 » Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.
    • November 9 » In Munich, Germany, police and government troops crush the Beer Hall Putsch in Bavaria. The failed coup is the work of the Nazis.


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