Family tree Weening » Jan Jelles van der Wal (1842-1917)
Personal data Jan Jelles van der Wal
- He was born on November 30, 1842 in Oostermeer, gem. Tietjerksteradeel (Fr).Source 1
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- Profession: arbeider.
- He died on May 10, 1917 in Drachten, gem. Smallingerland (Fr), he was 74 years old.Source 2
- A child of Jelle Johannes van der Wal and Wytske Melles Fennema
- This information was last updated on April 7, 2024.
Household of Jan Jelles van der Wal
He is married to Aaltje Jans de Haan.
They got married on May 13, 1864 at Smallingerland (Fr), he was 21 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Wietske van der Wal 1885-1964
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Birthday November 30, 1842
- The temperature on November 30, 1842 was about 6.0 °C. There was 440 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: helder. Special wheather fenomena: . 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 1842: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- January 13 » Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
- February 21 » John Greenough is granted the first U.S. patent for the sewing machine.
- March 9 » The first documented discovery of gold in California occurs at Rancho San Francisco, six years before the California Gold Rush.
- March 30 » Ether anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long.
- May 16 » The first major wagon train heading for the Pacific Northwest sets out on the Oregon Trail from Elm Grove, Missouri, with 100 pioneers.
- August 29 » Treaty of Nanking signing ends the First Opium War.
Day of marriage May 13, 1864
- The temperature on May 13, 1864 was about 22.3 °C. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 33%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- April 18 » Battle of Dybbøl: A Prussian-Austrian army defeats Denmark and gains control of Schleswig. Denmark surrenders the province in the following peace settlement.
- May 31 » American Civil War: Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: The Army of Northern Virginia engages the Army of the Potomac.
- June 3 » American Civil War: Battle of Cold Harbor: Union forces attack Confederate troops in Hanover County, Virginia.
- September 19 » American Civil War: Union troops under Philip Sheridan defeat a Confederate force commanded by Jubal Early. With over 50,000 troops engaged, it was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley.
- November 29 » American Civil War: Battle of Spring Hill: The Confederate Army of Tennessee misses an opportunity to crush the Army of the Ohio.
- December 22 » American Civil War: Savannah, Georgia, falls to the forces of General Sherman.
Day of death May 10, 1917
- The temperature on May 10, 1917 was between 3.5 °C and 20.4 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- January 17 » The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
- March 1 » The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text.
- July 31 » World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.
- November 5 » October Revolution: Lenin calls for the October Revolution.
- November 7 » World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.
- December 20 » Cheka, the first Soviet secret police force, is founded.
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