Family tree Ro(o)vers » Johanna van Geenen (1862-1921)
Personal data Johanna van Geenen
- She was born on February 11, 1862 in Driel, Gelderland, Nederland.
- Profession: Dienstbode.
- She died on March 31, 1921 in Kerkdriel, Gelderland, Nederland, she was 59 years old.
- A child of Johannes van Geenen and Antonia van der Linden
- This information was last updated on November 29, 2009.
Household of Johanna van Geenen
She is married to Jan Rovers.
They got married on June 5, 1884 at Driel, Gelderland, Nederland, she was 22 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Arnoldus Rovers 1885-1921
- Johannes Rovers 1888-1888
- Antonia Rovers 1890-1938
- Adriana Rovers 1892-1964
- Jan Rovers 1894-1894
- Jantje Derkje Rovers 1896-1977
- Johanna Rovers 1902-1989
- Dirkje Rovers 1904-1925
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Historical events
Birthday February 11, 1862
- The temperature on February 11, 1862 was about 3.8 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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 March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1862: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 22 » Jefferson Davis is officially inaugurated for a six-year term as the President of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia. He was previously inaugurated as a provisional president on February 18, 1861.
- May 15 » President Abraham Lincoln signs a bill into law creating the United States Bureau of Agriculture. It is later renamed the United States Department of Agriculture.
- May 20 » U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signs the Homestead Act into law, opening 84million acres of public land to settlers.
- July 18 » First ascent of Dent Blanche, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
- August 5 » American Civil War: Battle of Baton Rouge: Along the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Confederate troops attempt to take the city, but are driven back by fire from Union gunboats.
- December 31 » American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln signs an act that admits West Virginia to the Union, thus dividing Virginia in two.
Day of marriage June 5, 1884
- The temperature on June 5, 1884 was about 15.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. 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 1884: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 1 » The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
- June 16 » The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park.
- August 5 » The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor.
- October 6 » The Naval War College of the United States is founded in Rhode Island.
- October 13 » The International Meridian Conference establishes the meridian of the Greenwich Observatory as the prime meridian.
- October 14 » George Eastman receives a U.S. Government patent on his new paper-strip photographic film.
Day of death March 31, 1921
- The temperature on March 31, 1921 was between 5.0 °C and 12.4 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 1921: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
- January 20 » The first Constitution of Turkey is adopted, making fundamental changes in the source and exercise of sovereignty by consecrating the principle of national sovereignty.
- February 25 » Georgian capital Tbilisi falls to the invading Russian forces after heavy fighting and the Russians declare the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.
- March 18 » The second Peace of Riga is signed between Poland and the Soviet Union.
- June 15 » Bessie Coleman earns her pilot's license, becoming the first female pilot of African-American descent.
- October 5 » The World Series is the first to be broadcast on radio.
- October 29 » The Harvard University football team loses to Centre College, ending a 25-game winning streak. This is considered one of the biggest upsets in college football.
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