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Personal data Willem Geertsma 


Household of Willem Geertsma

(1) He is married to Trijntje Nicolai.

They got married on May 16, 1901 at Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 30 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. Grietje Geertsma  1902-1976
  2. Sjoertje Geertsma  1905-1996


(2) He is married to Gepke Buruma.

They got married on March 14, 1908 at Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 37 years old.Source 5


Child(ren):

  1. Corneliske Geertsma  1908-1909
  2. Corneliske Geertsma  1911-2000
  3. Tjitske Geertsma  1913-2005

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1870, Opsterland
  2. Overlijdensregister 1951, Tietjerksteradeel
  3. http://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/645523/geertsma
  4. Huwelijksregister 1901, Achtkarspelen
  5. Huwelijksregister 1908, Tietjerksteradeel

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Historical events

  • The temperature on August 17, 1870 was about 19.4 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 15 » A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly).
    • February 15 » Stevens Institute of Technology is founded in New Jersey, USA and offers the first Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering.
    • February 25 » Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress.
    • February 28 » The Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire.
    • March 1 » Marshal F. S. López dies during the Battle of Cerro Corá thus marking the end of the Paraguayan War.
    • September 20 » The Bersaglieri corps enter Rome through the Porta Pia, and complete the unification of Italy.
  • The temperature on March 14, 1908 was between -1.3 and 1.1 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • January 11 » Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
    • April 14 » Hauser Dam, a steel dam on the Missouri River in Montana, U.S., fails, sending a surge of water 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1m) high downstream.
    • May 10 » Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
    • August 8 » Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.
    • October 13 » Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and became the first woman to speak there.
    • November 28 » A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.
  • The temperature on May 30, 1951 was between 4.9 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 14.6 hours of sunshine (89%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1951: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
    • March 29 » Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage.
    • April 11 » The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey.
    • May 3 » The United States Senate Committee on Armed Services and United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations begin their closed door hearings into the relief of Douglas MacArthur by U.S. President Harry Truman.
    • May 13 » The 400th anniversary of the founding of the National University of San Marcos is commemorated by the opening of the first large-capacity stadium in Peru.
    • July 20 » King Abdullah I of Jordan is assassinated by a Palestinian while attending Friday prayers in Jerusalem.
    • September 4 » The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference.


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