Family tree Weening » Willemke Dam (1886-1955)

Personal data Willemke Dam 


Household of Willemke Dam

She is married to Reinder Bijstra.

They got married on May 11, 1907 at Grootegast (Gr), she was 21 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Andries Bijstra  1908-1981

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willemke Dam

Durk Klazes Dam
1802-1878
Hinke Jans Pama
1815-1896
Hendrik Jans Veenstra
1829-1893
Wilhelmina Franzes Postmus
1834-1920

Willemke Dam
1886-1955

1907

Reinder Bijstra
1884-1943

Andries Bijstra
1908-1981
Neeltje Bijstra
1909-????
Geeske Bijstra
1910-????

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1886, Achtkarspelen
  2. http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/35780/dam
  3. Huwelijksregister Grootegast 1907

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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.
    • April 8 » William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
    • June 10 » Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17km long fissure across the mountain peak.
    • July 3 » Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.
    • July 3 » The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
    • July 4 » The Canadian Pacific Railway's first scheduled train from Montreal arrives in Port Moody on the Pacific coast, after six days of travel.
    • November 30 » The Folies Bergère stages its first revue.

Day of marriage May 11, 1907

  • The temperature on May 11, 1907 was between 10.7 °C and 26.6 °C and averaged 18.4 °C. There was 12.5 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • April 15 » Triangle Fraternity is founded at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
    • April 17 » The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
    • October 9 » Las Cruces, New Mexico is incorporated.
    • October 17 » Marconi begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service.
    • October 27 » Fifteen people are killed in Hungary when a gunman opens fire on a crowd gathered at a church consecration.
    • November 16 » Cunard Line's RMSMauretania, sister ship of RMSLusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.

Day of death July 9, 1955

  • The temperature on July 9, 1955 was between 12.7 °C and 23.9 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 10.8 hours of sunshine (65%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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.
    • February 13 » Israel obtains four of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
    • April 24 » The Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War.
    • June 7 » Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films.
    • July 9 » The Russell–Einstein Manifesto calls for a reduction of the risk of nuclear warfare.
    • September 25 » The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded.
    • November 19 » National Review publishes its first issue.


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