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Personal data Hendrik Meertens 


Household of Hendrik Meertens

He is married to Jeichien Hoving.

They got married on March 3, 1871 at Gieten, he was 26 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Geesje Meertens  1871-1926
  2. Janna Meertens  1874-1951
  3. Hendrik Meertens  1876-1951
  4. Hinderkien Meertens  1879-1952
  5. Hinderikus Meertens  1883-1961

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Hendrik Meertens

Hendrik Meertens
1844-1920

1871

Jeichien Hoving
1842-1929

Geesje Meertens
1871-1926
Janna Meertens
1874-1951
Hendrik Meertens
1876-1951
Hinderkien Meertens
1879-1952
Hinderikus Meertens
1883-1961

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Birthday August 17, 1844

  • The temperature on August 17, 1844 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt regen . 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.
    • May 24 » Samuel Morse sends the message "What hath God wrought" (a biblical quotation, Numbers 23:23) from a committee room in the United States Capitol to his assistant, Alfred Vail, in Baltimore, Maryland, to inaugurate a commercial telegraph line between Baltimore and Washington D.C.
    • 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).
    • October 22 » Millerites, followers of Baptist preacher William Miller anticipate the end of the world in conjunction with the Second Advent of Christ. The following day became known as the Great Disappointment.

Day of marriage March 3, 1871

  • The temperature on March 3, 1871 was about 11.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 19 » Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris, Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval will end unsuccessfully the following day.
    • January 28 » Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice.
    • March 28 » The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.
    • March 29 » Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.
    • May 21 » Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi.
    • August 29 » Emperor Meiji orders the abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).

Day of death August 2, 1920

  • The temperature on August 2, 1920 was between 10.6 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 1920: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
    • January 2 » The second Palmer Raid, ordered by the US Department of Justice, results in 6,000 suspected communists and anarchists being arrested and held without trial.
    • January 8 » The steel strike of 1919 ends in failure for the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers labor union.
    • May 16 » In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc.
    • May 29 » The Louth flood of 1920 was a severe flash flooding in the Lincolnshire market town of Louth which occurred 29 May 1920, resulting in 23 fatalities in 20 minutes. It has been described as one of the most significant flood disasters in Britain during the 20th century.
    • July 15 » The Polish Parliament establishes Silesian Voivodeship before the Polish-German plebiscite.
    • December 3 » Following more than a month of Turkish–Armenian War, the Turkish dictated Treaty of Alexandropol is concluded.


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