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Personal data Gerrit Wessels 


Household of Gerrit Wessels

(1) He is married to Lena Janna Poortman.

They got married on December 15, 1866 at Vriezenveen, Overijssel, Nederland, he was 17 years old.

Datum: huw.akte 32

(2) He is married to Gerritdina Roelofsen.

They got married on January 18, 1878 at Vriezenveen, Overijssel, Nederland, he was 29 years old.

Datum: akte 1

(3) He is married to Marchje Schepers.

They got married on May 9, 1885 at Vriezenveen, Overijssel, Nederland, he was 36 years old.

Datum: huwelijksakte 12

Child(ren):

  1. Gerrit Hendrik Wessels  1891-1969 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerrit Wessels

Gerrit Wessels
1788-1864
Aleida Kolthof
1788-1857
Gerrit Peeze
1784-1846
Geertrui Hilberink
????-1846
Johanna Peeze
1821-1899

Gerrit Wessels
1849-1909

(1) 1866

Lena Janna Poortman
1842-1877

(2) 1878

Gerritdina Roelofsen
1854-1883

(3) 1885

Marchje Schepers
1860-1939

Gerrit Hendrik Wessels
1891-1969

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    Day of marriage May 9, 1885

    • The temperature on May 9, 1885 was about 12.7 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%. 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 year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • March 30 » The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empire.
      • April 24 » American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
      • September 2 » Rock Springs massacre: In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners, who are struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers killing 28, wounding 15 and forcing several hundred more out of town.
      • September 29 » The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.
      • November 16 » Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel is executed for treason.
      • December 22 » Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan.

    Day of death December 10, 1909

    • The temperature on December 10, 1909 was between -1.1 °C and 3.6 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1909: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
      • February 12 » New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SSPenguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour.
      • February 12 » The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
      • March 10 » By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.
      • May 13 » The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.
      • July 25 » Louis Blériot makes the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air machine from Calais to Dover, England, United Kingdom in 37 minutes.
      • September 30 » The Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania makes a record-breaking westbound crossing of the Atlantic, that will not be bettered for 20 years.
    

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