Family tree Weening » Jan Postmus (1852-1938)
Personal data Jan Postmus
- He was born on October 4, 1852 in Niebert, gem. Marum (Gr).Source 1
- Profession: landbouwer.
- He died on December 17, 1938 in De Wilp, gem. Marum (Gr), he was 86 years old.Source 2
- A child of Andries Postmus and Foktje Helder
- This information was last updated on July 1, 2025.
Household of Jan Postmus
(1) He is married to Jantje Westra.
They got married on September 21, 1872 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 19 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
(2) He is married to Grietje Dijkhuis.
They got married on September 9, 1876 at Marum (Gr), he was 23 years old.Source 4
(3) He is married to Antje Dijk.
They got married on December 29, 1887 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 35 years old.Source 5
Child(ren):
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Historical events
Birthday October 4, 1852
- The temperature on October 4, 1852 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: betrokken regen. Special wheather fenomena: storm(achtig). Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1852: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- February 5 » The New Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, one of the largest and oldest museums in the world, opens to the public.
- February 14 » Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, the first hospital in England to provide in-patient beds specifically for children, is founded in London.
- March 1 » Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton, is appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
- August 20 » Steamboat Atlantic sank on Lake Erie after a collision, with the loss of at least 150 lives.
- August 21 » Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory.
- September 11 » Outbreak of Revolution of September 11 resulting in the State of Buenos Aires declaring independence as a Republic.
Day of marriage December 29, 1887
- The temperature on December 29, 1887 was about -12.3 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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 1887: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 8 » The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
- February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
- April 4 » Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States.
- April 28 » A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé is released on order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war.
- November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
- November 13 » Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.
Day of death December 17, 1938
- The temperature on December 17, 1938 was between -8.8 °C and -2.4 °C and averaged -5.4 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
- March 3 » Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia.
- March 12 » Anschluss: German troops occupy and absorb Austria.
- April 10 » The 1938 German parliamentary election and referendum seeks approval for a single list of Nazi candidates and the recent annexation of Austria.
- July 3 » United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.
- September 23 » The Czechoslovak army is mobilized in response to the Munich Agreement.
- September 30 » The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations".
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