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Personal data Kornelis Veenstra
- He was born on June 7, 1896 in Harkema-Opeinde, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: koopman.
- He died on August 14, 1966 in Harkema-Opeinde, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 70 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Harkema-Opeinde, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 3
- A child of Hielkje Veenstra
- This information was last updated on July 29, 2024.
Household of Kornelis Veenstra
(1) He is married to Klaske Helder.
They got married on August 14, 1920 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 24 years old.Source 4
(2) He is married to Korneliske Postma.
They got married on July 13, 1944 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 48 years old.Source 5
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1896, Achtkarspelen
Overlijdensregister 1966, Achtkarspelen
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/303811/veenstra
Huwelijksregister 1920, Achtkarspelen
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Birthday June 7, 1896
- The temperature on June 7, 1896 was about 18.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
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- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
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Day of marriage July 13, 1944
- The temperature on July 13, 1944 was between 10.2 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
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- In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
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Day of death August 14, 1966
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- In the year 1966: Source: Wikipedia
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