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Personal data Petrus Donkers 


Household of Petrus Donkers

He is married to Catharina Rovers.

They got married on June 7, 1871 at Veghel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, he was 30 years old.Source 1


Child(ren):

  1. Maria Donkers  1873-1940
  2. Arnoldus Donkers  1874-1904
  3. Mechtildis Donkers  1875-1875
  4. Gerardus Donkers  1876-1876
  5. Mechtildis Donkers  1877-1878
  6. Johanna Donkers  1879-????
  7. Martinus Donkers  1882-????
  8. Theodorus Donkers  1884-????
  9. Gerardus Donkers  1886-1951
  10. Adrianus Donkers  1889-1891

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Petrus Donkers

Petrus Donkers
1841-1907

1871

Catharina Rovers
1848-1931

Maria Donkers
1873-1940
Arnoldus Donkers
1874-1904
Mechtildis Donkers
1875-1875
Gerardus Donkers
1876-1876
Mechtildis Donkers
1877-1878
Johanna Donkers
1879-????
Martinus Donkers
1882-????
Theodorus Donkers
1884-????
Gerardus Donkers
1886-1951
Adrianus Donkers
1889-1891

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Sources

  1. BHIC Tnr. 50.162 invnr. 8241 akte 24

Historical events

Birthday January 9, 1841

  • The temperature on January 9, 1841 was about -1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. 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 1841: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • March 9 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the United States v. The Amistad case that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had been taken into slavery illegally.
    • April 6 » U.S. President John Tyler is sworn in, two days after having become President upon William Henry Harrison's death.
    • June 28 » The Paris Opera Ballet premieres Giselle in the Salle Le Peletier.
    • July 5 » Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to Loughborough.
    • September 24 » The Sultanate of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom.
    • October 16 » Queen's University is founded in the Province of Canada.

Day of marriage June 7, 1871

  • The temperature on June 7, 1871 was about 11.5 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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.
    • March 28 » The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.
    • July 20 » British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada.
    • 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).
    • September 20 » Bishop John Coleridge Patteson, first bishop of Melanesia, is martyred on Nukapu, now in the Solomon Islands.
    • September 28 » The Brazilian Parliament passes a law that frees all children thereafter born to slaves, and all government-owned slaves.
    • October 8 » The Great Chicago Fire and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire break out.

Day of death October 7, 1907

  • The temperature on October 7, 1907 was between 11.1 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • April 15 » Triangle Fraternity is founded at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
    • August 1 » The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
    • September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
    • November 16 » Cunard Line's RMSMauretania, sister ship of RMSLusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
    • December 19 » Two hundred thirty-nine coal miners die in the Darr Mine Disaster in Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania.
    • December 31 » The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in Manhattan.


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