Family tree Wit en andere families West-Friesland » Gerrit Wit (1846-1900)
Personal data Gerrit Wit
- He was born on September 1, 1846 in Nieuwe Niedorp, Noord-Holland, Nederland.
- He died on July 13, 1900 in Nieuwe Niedorp, Noord-Holland, Nederland, he was 53 years old.
- A child of Cornelis Wit and Antje Koster
- This information was last updated on February 5, 2006.
Household of Gerrit Wit
He is married to Guurtje Klerk.
They got married.
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Relationship Gerrit Wit
- Gerrit Wit is the 5th great grandson of Meijndert Wit:
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Historical events
Birthday September 1, 1846
- The temperature on September 1, 1846 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north. Weather type: half bewolkt. 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 year 1846: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- January 28 » The Battle of Aliwal, India, is won by British troops commanded by Sir Harry Smith.
- February 19 » In Austin, Texas the newly formed Texas state government is officially installed. The Republic of Texas government officially transfers power to the State of Texas government following the annexation of Texas by the United States.
- May 7 » The Cambridge Chronicle, America's oldest surviving weekly newspaper, is published for the first time in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- May 23 » Mexican–American War: President Mariano Paredes of Mexico unofficially declares war on the United States.
- June 16 » The Papal conclave of 1846 elects Pope Pius IX, beginning the longest reign in the history of the papacy.
- September 10 » Elias Howe is granted a patent for the sewing machine.
Day of death July 13, 1900
- The temperature on July 13, 1900 was about 21.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 7 » Second Boer War: British troops fail in their third attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
- May 17 » The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
- May 24 » Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.
- July 2 » The first Zeppelin flight takes place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.
- September 8 » Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.
- October 9 » The Cook Islands become a territory of the United Kingdom.
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Ben Wit, "Family tree Wit en andere families West-Friesland", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-wit/I601.php : accessed March 7, 2026), "Gerrit Wit (1846-1900)".