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Personal data Jan Smits 


Household of Jan Smits

He is married to Feikje Bruining.

They got married on May 15, 1909 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 23 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Abel Jan Smits  1914-2008

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Smits

Jan Dirks Smits
1816-1883
Fenne Karstens Pot
1818-1874
Pieter Ariens Teninga
± 1811-1867
Aike Johannes Bril
1806-1876
Abel Smits
1853-1913

Jan Smits
1886-1918

1909

Feikje Bruining
1885-1949

Abel Jan Smits
1914-2008

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister Grootegast 1886
  2. Overlijdensregister Grootegast 1918
  3. Huwelijksregister Grootegast 1909

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Historical events

Birthday February 26, 1886

  • The temperature on February 26, 1886 was about -0.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 29 » Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.
    • May 5 » The Bay View massacre: A militia fires into a crowd of protesters in Milwaukee, killing seven.
    • May 8 » Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine.
    • June 13 » A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
    • June 30 » The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.
    • July 3 » Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.

Day of marriage May 15, 1909

  • The temperature on May 15, 1909 was between -0.4 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
    • February 12 » The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
    • February 15 » The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.
    • February 20 » Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro.
    • February 23 » The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.
    • April 18 » Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.
    • May 13 » The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.

Day of death October 29, 1918

  • The temperature on October 29, 1918 was between 6.6 °C and 14.5 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
    • June 22 » The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana.
    • July 6 » The Left SR uprising in Russia starts with the assassination of German ambassador Wilhelm von Mirbach by Cheka members.
    • August 13 » Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) established as a public company in Germany.
    • October 11 » The 7.1 Mw San Fermín earthquake shakes Puerto Rico. The quake and resulting tsunami kill up to 116 people.
    • October 12 » A massive forest fire kills 453 people in Minnesota.
    • November 25 » Vojvodina, formerly Austro-Hungarian crown land, proclaims its secession from Austria–Hungary to join the Kingdom of Serbia.


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