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Personal data Grietje Riemersma
- She was born on October 3, 1860 in Burum, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).Source 1
- She died on November 18, 1918 in Buitenpost, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr), she was 58 years old.Source 2
- She is buried in Augsbuurt, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).Source 3
- A child of Taeke Tjerks Riemersma and Pietje Jans Bos
- This information was last updated on March 7, 2024.
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):
- Hylke Westra 1890-1969
- Tjerk Westra 1893-1968
- Sara Westra 1901-1988
- Folkert Westra 1902-1966
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1860, Kollumerland c.a.
Overlijdensregister 1918, Achtkarspelen
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/584908/riemersma
Huwelijksregister 1883, Kollumerland c.a.
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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 28 » First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins.
- April 3 » The first successful United States Pony Express run from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, begins.
- May 3 » Charles XV of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Sweden.
- September 7 » Italian unification: Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Naples.
- September 20 » The future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom begins the first visit to North America by a Prince of Wales.
- 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.
- February 23 » Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an anti-trust law.
- August 12 » The last quagga dies at the Natura Artis Magistra, a zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- August 21 » An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.
- August 27 » Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.
- September 8 » The Northern Pacific Railway (reporting mark NP) was completed in a ceremony at Gold Creek, Montana. Former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in an event attended by rail and political luminaries.
- October 20 » Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.
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 24 » The Gregorian calendar is introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People's Commissars effective February 14 (New Style).
- February 5 » Stephen W. Thompson shoots down a German airplane; this is the first aerial victory by the U.S. military.
- May 28 » The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the First Republic of Armenia declare their independence.
- November 14 » Czechoslovakia becomes a republic.
- November 18 » Latvia declares its independence from Russia.
- December 16 » Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas declares the formation of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic; it is dissolved in 1919.
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