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Personal data Gerrit Terpstra 


Household of Gerrit Terpstra

He is married to Jinke de Boer.

They got married on May 12, 1898 at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 27 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Gerritje Terpstra  1899-????

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerrit Terpstra

Gerrit Terpstra
1870-1942

1898

Jinke de Boer
1875-1959

Gerritje Terpstra
1899-????

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1870, Baarderadeel
  2. Overlijdensregister 1942, Tietjerksteradeel
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/645395/terpstra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1898, Tietjerksteradeel

Historical events

Birthday November 17, 1870

  • The temperature on November 17, 1870 was about 6.9 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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 year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 23 » In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre.
    • February 15 » Stevens Institute of Technology is founded in New Jersey, USA and offers the first Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering.
    • May 14 » The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.
    • August 2 » Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.
    • August 8 » The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.
    • August 16 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.

Day of marriage May 12, 1898

  • The temperature on May 12, 1898 was about 8.2 °C. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 7 » Dreyfus affair: Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'Accuse…!.
    • April 21 » Spanish–American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports. When the U.S. Congress issued a declaration of war on April 25, it declared that a state of war had existed from this date.
    • June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
    • September 10 » Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.
    • September 21 » Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China.
    • November 5 » Negrese nationalists revolt against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived Republic of Negros.

Day of death April 23, 1942

  • The temperature on April 23, 1942 was between 2.8 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 10.4 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
    • March 14 » Anne Miller becomes the first American patient to be treated with penicillin, under the care of Orvan Hess and John Bumstead.
    • April 8 » World War II: Siege of Leningrad: Soviet forces open a much-needed railway link to Leningrad.
    • April 19 » World War II: In Poland, the Majdan-Tatarski ghetto is established, situated between the Lublin Ghetto and a Majdanek subcamp.
    • August 30 » World War II: The Battle of Alam el Halfa begins.
    • September 27 » Last day of the Matanikau action on Guadalcanal as United States Marines barely escape after being surrounded by Japanese forces.
    • October 26 » World War II: In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during the Guadalcanal Campaign, one U.S. aircraft carrier is sunk and another carrier is heavily damaged, while two Japanese carriers and one cruiser are heavily damaged.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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