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Personal data Kornelis Meter 


Household of Kornelis Meter

He is married to Ida Roersma.

They got married on December 24, 1904 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 24 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Jacoba Meter  1905-
  2. Anna Meter  1906-1972
  4. Neeltje Meter  1911-
  6. Sytze Meter  1915-
  7. Tjitske Meter  1918-

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Kornelis Meter

Tjitske Eilderts Meter
1815-1884

Kornelis Meter
1880-1962

1904

Ida Roersma
1879-1959

Jacoba Meter
1905-????
Anna Meter
1906-1972
Lodewijk Meter
1908-????
Neeltje Meter
1911-????
Trijntje Meter
1913-????
Sytze Meter
1915-????
Tjitske Meter
1918-????

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1880, Achtkarspelen
  2. Overlijdensregister 1962, Leeuwarden
  3. Huwelijksregister 1904, Achtkarspelen

Historical events

Birthday September 30, 1880

  • The temperature on September 30, 1880 was about 16.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1880: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 27 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his incandescent lamp.
    • May 13 » In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway.
    • June 7 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign).
    • July 27 » Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand: Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan.
    • August 14 » Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
    • September 1 » The army of Mohammad Ayub Khan is routed by the British at the Battle of Kandahar, ending the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

Day of marriage December 24, 1904

  • The temperature on December 24, 1904 was between 0.7 °C and 4.4 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
    • April 30 » The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.
    • May 4 » The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal.
    • June 15 » A fire aboard the steamboat SSGeneral Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000.
    • June 16 » Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called "Bloomsday".
    • November 16 » English engineer John Ambrose Fleming receives a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube).
    • December 7 » Comparative fuel trials begin between warships HMSSpiteful and HMSPeterel: Spiteful was the first warship powered solely by fuel oil, and the trials led to the obsolescence of coal in ships of the Royal Navy.

Day of death August 5, 1962

  • The temperature on August 5, 1962 was between 7.8 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
    • March 2 » In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup d'état.
    • April 21 » The Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opens. It is the first World's Fair in the United States since World War II.
    • June 11 » Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.
    • July 6 » As a part of Operation Plowshare, the Sedan nuclear test takes place.
    • July 12 » The Rolling Stones perform for the first time at London's Marquee Club.
    • October 8 » Der Spiegel publishes an article disclosing the sorry state of the Bundeswehr, and is soon accused of treason.


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