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Personal data Jan Smit 


Household of Jan Smit

(1) He is married to Geesjen Zomer.

They got married on February 28, 1868 at Ambt Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland, he was 23 years old.

Datum: site jos smit geneanet

Child(ren):

  1. Hendrik Smit  1882-1947 


(2) He is married to Geesjen Ham.

They got married on September 6, 1906 at Emmen, Overijssel, Nederland, he was 62 years old.

Datum: site jos smit geneanet

(3) He is married to Grietje Lichtendonk.

They got married on December 14, 1912 at Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland, he was 68 years old.

Datum: site jos smit geneanet

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan Smit

Jan Smit
1767-1805
Geesjen Imbergen
1775-1840
Jan Zinger
1788-1854
Hendrikje
1786-1866
Klaas Smit
1798-1876

Jan Smit
1844-1919

(1) 1868

Geesjen Zomer
1857-1906

Hendrik Smit
1882-1947
(2) 1906

Geesjen Ham
1843-1912

(3) 1912

Grietje Lichtendonk
1842-1924


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    Birthday July 1, 1844

    • The temperature on July 1, 1844 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
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      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 1844: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
      • February 27 » The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti.
      • February 28 » A gun on USSPrinceton explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing six people, including two United States Cabinet members.
      • March 8 » King Oscar I ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway.
      • June 27 » Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum Smith, are killed by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail.
      • July 3 » The last pair of great auks is killed.
      • August 8 » The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, headed by Brigham Young, is reaffirmed as the leading body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

    Day of marriage December 14, 1912

    • The temperature on December 14, 1912 was between 8.5 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
      • February 14 » The U.S. Navy commissions its first class of diesel-powered submarines.
      • February 25 » Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
      • April 18 » The Cunard liner RMSCarpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMSTitanic to New York City.
      • May 18 » The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai.
      • June 30 » The Regina Cyclone, Canada's deadliest tornado event, kills 28 people in Regina, Saskatchewan.
      • September 4 » Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands

    Day of death August 30, 1919

    • The temperature on August 30, 1919 was between 7.9 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 6.2 mm of rain. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (38%). 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 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 1919: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
      • January 7 » Montenegrin guerrilla fighters rebel against the planned annexation of Montenegro by Serbia, but fail.
      • January 31 » The Battle of George Square takes place in Glasgow, Scotland, during a campaign for shorter working hours.
      • May 27 » The NC-4 aircraft arrives in Lisbon after completing the first transatlantic flight.
      • June 4 » Women's rights: The U.S. Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification.
      • June 21 » The Royal Canadian Mounted Police fire a volley into a crowd of unemployed war veterans, killing two, during the Winnipeg general strike.
      • July 21 » The dirigible Wingfoot Air Express crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, killing 12 people.
    

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