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Personal data Grietje Riemersma 


Household of Grietje Riemersma

She is married to Wobbe Jans Westra.

They got married on May 26, 1883 at Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland, she was 22 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Pietje Westra  1884-1949 
  2. Taeke Westra  1887-1960 
  3. Hylke Westra  1890-1969
  4. Tjerk Westra  1893-1968
  5. Wieger Westra  1894-1986 
  6. Sara Westra  1901-1988
  7. Folkert Westra  1902-1966

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Grietje Riemersma

Tjerk Ebeles Riemersma
1792-1849
Grietje Jans Boersma
1794-1884
Jan Gerrits Bos
1793-1869
Minke Wopkes Botsma
1791-1876

Grietje Riemersma
1860-1918

1883

Wobbe Jans Westra
1854-1932

Pietje Westra
1884-1949
Taeke Westra
1887-1960
Hylke Westra
1890-1969
Tjerk Westra
1893-1968
Wieger Westra
1894-1986
Sara Westra
1901-1988
Folkert Westra
1902-1966

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1860, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister 1918, Achtkarspelen
  3. https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/584908/riemersma
  4. Huwelijksregister 1883, Kollumerland c.a.

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Historical events

Birthday October 3, 1860

  • The temperature on October 3, 1860 was about 12.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
  • 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).
  • In the year 1860: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • March 5 » Parma, Tuscany, Modena and Romagna vote in referendums to join the Kingdom of Sardinia.
    • March 17 » The First Taranaki War begins in Taranaki, New Zealand, a major phase of the New Zealand Wars.
    • April 3 » The first successful United States Pony Express run from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, begins.
    • June 23 » The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office.
    • October 17 » First The Open Championship (referred to in North America as the British Open).
    • October 18 » The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty.

Day of marriage May 26, 1883

  • The temperature on May 26, 1883 was about 22.9 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%. 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 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 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 16 » The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is enacted by Congress.
    • January 19 » The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
    • May 30 » In New York City, a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge killed twelve people.
    • July 10 » War of the Pacific: Chileans led by Alejandro Gorostiaga defeat Andrés Avelino Cáceres's Peruvuan army at the Battle of Huamachuco, hastening the end of the war.
    • October 22 » Mödling and Hinterbrühl Tram, Vienna, Austria, first electric tram powered by overhead wire.
    • November 18 » American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.

Day of death November 18, 1918

  • The temperature on November 18, 1918 was between -1.5 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
    • January 8 » U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces his "Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I.
    • April 20 » Manfred von Richthofen, a.k.a. The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims, his final victories before his death the following day.
    • May 2 » General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
    • September 15 » World War I: Allied troops break through the Bulgarian defenses on the Macedonian front.
    • October 1 » World War I: The Egyptian Expeditionary Force captures Damascus.
    • November 11 » Emperor Charles I of Austria relinquishes power.


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