Family tree Weening » Liekele Teunis Veenstra (1858-1941)
Personal data Liekele Teunis Veenstra
- He was born on January 30, 1858 in Twijzel, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 1
- He died on December 29, 1941 in Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 83 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Twijzelerheide, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).
- A child of Teunis Lykeles Veenstra and Selie Jans Lourens
- This information was last updated on April 6, 2023.
Household of Liekele Teunis Veenstra
He is married to Roelfke Posthumus.
They got married on March 23, 1888 at Ooststellingwerf (Fr), he was 30 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Rinske Veenstra 1889-1961
- Selie Veenstra 1892-1918
- Jantje Veenstra 1893-1896
- Popke Veenstra 1895-1970
- Liekele Veenstra 1900-1969
- Jan Veenstra 1901-
- Haitze Veenstra 1906-1906
The couple were divorced from December 11, 1908 at Groningen (Gr).
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1858, Achtkarspelen
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/278303/veenstra
Huwelijksregister 1888, Ooststellingwerf
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Birthday January 30, 1858
- The temperature on January 30, 1858 was about 3.1 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 19 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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 Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
- 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).
- In the year 1858: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- February 11 » Bernadette Soubirous's first vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lourdes, France.
- August 2 » The Government of India Act 1858 replaces Company rule in India with that of the British Raj.
- August 5 » Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less than a month.
- August 7 » The first Australian rules football match is played between Melbourne Grammar and Scotch College.
- August 16 » U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks.
- August 20 » Charles Darwin first publishes his theory of evolution through natural selection in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, alongside Alfred Russel Wallace's same theory.
Day of marriage March 23, 1888
- The temperature on March 23, 1888 was about 1.4 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 24 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 13 » The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
- May 13 » With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery.
- August 5 » Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008.
- September 30 » Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.
- October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
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Day of death December 29, 1941
- The temperature on December 29, 1941 was between -8.3 °C and 2.3 °C and averaged -1.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1941: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
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- April 14 » World War II: German general Erwin Rommel attacks Tobruk.
- June 2 » World War II: German paratroopers murder Greek civilians in the villages of Kondomari and Alikianos.
- August 22 » World War II: German troops begin the Siege of Leningrad.
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