Family tree Ro(o)vers » Woutrina Merks (1836-1914)
Personal data Woutrina Merks
- She was born on July 22, 1836 in Son en Breugel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland.
- She died on June 23, 1914, she was 77 years old.
- A child of Joost Merks and Hendrina Schutjens
Household of Woutrina Merks
She is married to Francis Rovers.
They got married on July 6, 1877 at Son en Breugel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, she was 40 years old.Source 1
1e afkondiging op 01-07-1877 te Son en Breugel
2e afkondiging op 08-07-1877 te Son en Breugel
Child(ren):
- Judocus Petrus Rovers 1879-1949
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Historical events
Birthday July 22, 1836
- The temperature on July 22, 1836 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north. Weather type: half bewolkt veel regen. 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 1836: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
- February 19 » King William IV signs Letters Patent establishing the Province of South Australia.
- May 14 » The Treaties of Velasco are signed in Velasco, Texas.
- July 29 » Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France.
- September 1 » Narcissa Whitman, one of the first English-speaking white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Washington.
- September 11 » The Riograndense Republic is proclaimed by rebels after defeating Empire of Brazil's troops in the Battle of Seival, during the Ragamuffin War.
- December 27 » The worst ever avalanche in England occurs at Lewes, Sussex, killing eight people.
Day of marriage July 6, 1877
- The temperature on July 6, 1877 was about 14.9 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 8 » Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle against the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain, Montana Territory.
- July 9 » The inaugural Wimbledon Championships begins.
- July 10 » The then-villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.
- August 9 » Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army.
- November 21 » Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound.
- December 6 » The first edition of The Washington Post is published.
Day of death June 23, 1914
- The temperature on June 23, 1914 was between 9.6 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 11.5 mm of rain. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (15%). 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
- January 5 » The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and minimum daily wage of $5 in salary plus bonuses.
- April 20 » Nineteen men, women, and children die in the Ludlow Massacre during a Colorado coal-miners' strike.
- August 27 » World War I: Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat.
- August 28 » World War I: German troops take the city of Namur in Belgium.
- August 28 » World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
- October 29 » Ottoman entry into World War I.
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- 1856 » Octave Hamelin, French philosopher († 1907)
- 1891 » Samuel Newitt Wood, American lawyer and politician (b. 1825)
- 1891 » Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist and academic (b. 1804)
- 1893 » Theophilus Shepstone, English-South African politician (b. 1817)
- 1893 » William Fox, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1812)
- 1914 » Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Indian guru and philosopher (b. 1838)
- 1945 » Giuseppina Tuissi, Italian journalist and activist (b. 1923)
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W. Rovers, "Family tree Ro(o)vers", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom_rovers/I13667.php : accessed February 17, 2026), "Woutrina Merks (1836-1914)".