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Personal data Franciscus Roovers 


Household of Franciscus Roovers

He is married to Jacoba van Beek.

They got married on May 9, 1911 at Kimberly, Wisconsin, USA, he was 32 years old.


Child(ren):

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Notes about Franciscus Roovers

Verhuisd naar Amerika naar Montana in 1907 en vertrok in 1908 naar Kimberly (Wisconsin) naar zijn broer Simon
In 1908 ging hij eerst terug naar Nederland om in 1909 weer terug te keren naar Wisconsin.
In 1913 kreeg hij opdracht om als Nederlander dienst te nemen (eerste Wereld Oorlog). Tijdens hun verblijf in Nederland zijn in Chaam nog vier kinderen geboren. Een dochter en een zoon zijn gestorven aan de toen heersende Pest. In 1920 emigreerde hij wederom met zijn gezin naar Wisconsin.

Hij begon als landbewerker. Zijn bijbanen waren Bewaker en Molenaar

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Historical events

Birthday April 3, 1879

  • The temperature on April 3, 1879 was about 3.7 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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 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 Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 11 » The Anglo-Zulu War begins.
    • January 22 » The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also during the Anglo-Zulu War and just some 15km away from Isandlwana, results in a British victory.
    • February 14 » The War of the Pacific breaks out when the Chilean Army occupies the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.
    • May 31 » Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue.
    • July 4 » Anglo-Zulu War: The Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war and forcing King Cetshwayo to flee.
    • October 7 » Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.

Day of marriage May 9, 1911

  • The temperature on May 9, 1911 was between 7.7 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 12.2 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 1911: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 30 » The destroyer USSTerry makes the first airplane rescue at sea saving the life of Douglas McCurdy ten miles from Havana, Cuba.
    • April 2 » The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country's first national census.
    • April 8 » Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovers superconductivity.
    • June 28 » The Nakhla meteorite, the first one to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, falls to Earth, landing in Egypt.
    • August 21 » The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre employee.
    • September 29 » Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire.


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