Family tree Weening » Gerritje Jans Westra (1841-1915)
Personal data Gerritje Jans Westra
- She was born on June 21, 1841 in Engwierum, gem. Oostdongeradeel (Fr).Source 1
- She died on August 4, 1915 in Doezum, gem. Grootegast (Gr), she was 74 years old.Source 2
- A child of Jan Teunis Westra and Maaike Jans Kiestra
- This information was last updated on February 15, 2023.
Household of Gerritje Jans Westra
She is married to Albert Slagter.
They got married on April 27, 1861 at Grootegast (Gr), she was 19 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Trientje Slagter 1878-1962
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Birthday June 21, 1841
- 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 year 1841: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- January 26 » James Bremer takes formal possession of Hong Kong Island at what is now Possession Point, establishing British Hong Kong.
- March 9 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the United States v. The Amistad case that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had been taken into slavery illegally.
- March 30 » The National Bank of Greece is founded in Athens.
- April 4 » William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia, becoming the first President of the United States to die in office, and setting the record for the briefest administration. Vice President John Tyler succeeds Harrison as President.
- April 6 » U.S. President John Tyler is sworn in, two days after having become President upon William Henry Harrison's death.
- September 24 » The Sultanate of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom.
Day of marriage April 27, 1861
- The temperature on April 27, 1861 was about 6.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. 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 February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
- From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 9 » Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union before the outbreak of the American Civil War.
- March 3 » Alexander II of Russia signs the Emancipation Manifesto, freeing serfs.
- April 6 » First performance of Arthur Sullivan's debut success, his suite of incidental music for The Tempest, leading to a career that included the famous Gilbert and Sullivan operas.
- April 20 » American Civil War: Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia.
- June 17 » American Civil War: Battle of Vienna, Virginia.
- November 7 » The first Melbourne Cup horse race is held in Melbourne, Australia.
Day of death August 4, 1915
- The temperature on August 4, 1915 was between 10.7 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 year 1915: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
- January 19 » Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising.
- March 26 » The Vancouver Millionaires win the 1915 Stanley Cup Finals, the first championship played between the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association.
- April 5 » Boxing challenger Jess Willard knocks out Jack Johnson in Havana, Cuba to become the Heavyweight Champion of the World.
- July 24 » The passenger ship SSEastland capsizes while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. A total of 844 passengers and crew are killed in the largest loss of life disaster from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes.
- August 6 » World War I: Battle of Sari Bair: The Allies mount a diversionary attack timed to coincide with a major Allied landing of reinforcements at Suvla Bay.
- September 5 » The pacifist Zimmerwald Conference begins.
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