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Personal data Pieter Jans Westra 


Household of Pieter Jans Westra

(1) He is married to Stientje Kooi.

They got married on May 2, 1867 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, he was 27 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Jan Westra  1868-1889
  2. Hiltje Westra  1872-1904 
  3. Willem Westra  1875-1971
  4. Stientje Westra  1877-1947 


(2) He is married to Klaaske Minnes Kooistra.

They got married on August 31, 1882 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 42 years old.Source 5


Child(ren):

  1. Minne Westra  1883-1979
  2. Hendrik Westra  1884-1942 
  3. Antje Westra  1886-1888
  4. Antje Westra  1888-1975 
  5. Jan Westra  1890-1971

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Pieter Jans Westra

Metske Jans Westra
1779-1852
Johanna Jacobs Visser
1788-1848
Pieter Hendriks Hazenberg
1786-1856
Femke Arends de Boer
1787-1834

Pieter Jans Westra
1839-1923

(1) 1867

Stientje Kooi
1847-1877

Jan Westra
1868-1889
Hiltje Westra
1872-1904
Willem Westra
1875-1971
Stientje Westra
1877-1947
(2) 1882

Klaaske Minnes Kooistra
1853-1929

Minne Westra
1883-1979
Hendrik Westra
1884-1942
Antje Westra
1886-1888
Antje Westra
1888-1975
Jan Westra
1890-1971

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1839, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1923, Achtkarspelen
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/202006/westra
  4. Huwelijksregister 1867, Kollumerland c.a.
  5. Huwelijksregister 1882, Achtkarspelen

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Historical events

Birthday September 28, 1839

  • The temperature on September 28, 1839 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
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    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 1839: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • January 6 » The Night of the Big Wind, the most damaging storm in 300 years, sweeps across Ireland, damaging or destroying more than 20% of the houses in Dublin.
    • April 19 » The Treaty of London establishes Belgium as a kingdom and guarantees its neutrality.
    • June 14 » Henley Royal Regatta: the village of Henley-on-Thames, on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, stages its first regatta.
    • June 17 » In the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha III issues the edict of toleration which gives Roman Catholics the freedom to worship in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Catholic Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace are established as a result.
    • November 11 » The Virginia Military Institute is founded in Lexington, Virginia.
    • November 25 » A cyclone slams into south-eastern India, with high winds and a 40-foot storm surge destroying the port city of Coringa (which has never been completely rebuilt). The storm wave swept inland, taking with it 20,000 ships and thousands of people. An estimated 300,000 deaths resulted from the disaster.

Day of marriage August 31, 1882

  • The temperature on August 31, 1882 was about 18.4 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. 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 1882: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 24 » Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.
    • June 6 » The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo. The Shewans capture Negus Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, and their victory leads to a Shewan hegemony over the territories south of the Abay River.
    • September 4 » The Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers.
    • September 5 » Tottenham Hotspur, a Premier League football club from North London, is founded (as Hotspur F.C.).
    • September 30 » Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation.
    • December 6 » Transit of Venus, second and last of the 19th century.

Day of death June 10, 1923

  • The temperature on June 10, 1923 was between 10.9 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
    • April 28 » Wembley Stadium is opened, named initially as the Empire Stadium.
    • July 1 » The Parliament of Canada suspends all Chinese immigration.
    • September 7 » The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) is formed.
    • September 29 » The First American Track & Field championships for women are held.
    • October 16 » The Walt Disney Company is founded.
    • October 29 » Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.


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