Family tree Weening » Geertje Veenstra (1871-1955)

Personal data Geertje Veenstra 


Household of Geertje Veenstra

She is married to Luitjen Dijkstra.

They got married on March 25, 1893 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, she was 21 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Jan Dijkstra  1893-1962 
  2. Jantje Dijkstra  1894-????
  3. Sjouke Dijkstra  1895-1978 
  4. Tjerk Dijkstra  1896-1969 
  5. Anne Dijkstra  1898-1964 
  6. Sytske Dijkstra  1900-1900
  7. Sytske Dijkstra  1901-1949

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1871, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1955, Kollumerland c.a.
  3. Huwelijksregister 1893, Kollumerland c.a.

Historical events

Birthday November 5, 1871

  • The temperature on November 5, 1871 was about 5.9 °C. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The atmospheric humidity was 42%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • 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.
  • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 18 » Wilhelm I of Germany is proclaimed Kaiser Wilhelm in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles (France) towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Wilhelm already had the title of German Emperor since the constitution of 1 January 1871, but he had hesitated to accept the title.
    • January 19 » Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris, Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval will end unsuccessfully the following day.
    • March 27 » The first international rugby football match, when Scotland defeats England in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place.
    • March 29 » Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.
    • April 1 » The 3rd Duke of Buckingham opened the Brill Tramway, a short railway line to transport goods between his lands and the national rail network.
    • July 2 » Victor Emmanuel II of Italy enters Rome after having conquered it from the Papal States.

Day of marriage March 25, 1893

  • The temperature on March 25, 1893 was about 4.2 °C. The airpressure was 77 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 1893: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • April 1 » The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established.
    • April 6 » Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is dedicated by Wilford Woodruff.
    • July 9 » Daniel Hale Williams, American heart surgeon, performs the first successful open-heart surgery in United States without anesthesia.
    • August 15 » Ibadan area becomes a British Protectorate after a treaty signed by Fijabi, the Baale of Ibadan with the British acting Governor of Lagos, George C. Denton.
    • September 20 » Charles Duryea and his brother road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile.
    • November 28 » Women's suffrage in New Zealand concludes with the 1893 New Zealand general election.

Day of death August 11, 1955

  • The temperature on August 11, 1955 was between 14.1 °C and 25.2 °C and averaged 19.8 °C. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (71%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
    • April 11 » The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang.
    • May 9 » Cold War: West Germany joins NATO.
    • May 25 » First ascent of Mount Kangchenjunga: A British expedition led by Charles Evans, Joe Brown and George Band reaches the summit of the third-highest mountain in the world (8,586 meters); Norman Hardie and Tony Streather join them the following day.
    • September 20 » The Treaty on Relations between the USSR and the GDR is signed.
    • November 5 » After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio.
    • December 5 » E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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