Family tree van Es » Willem De Meij (1837-1908)
Personal data Willem De Meij
- He was born on September 30, 1837 in Leiden.
- He died on November 1, 1908 in Leiden, he was 71 years old.
Household of Willem De Meij
He is married to Leentje Wolters.
They got married on February 10, 1864 at Leiden, he was 26 years old.
Child(ren):
- Willem De Meij 1864-1870
- Catharina De Meij 1866-1870
- Thomas De Meij 1867-1870
- Nicolaas De Meij 1870-1944
- Margaretha De Meij 1872-1953
- Catharina De Meij 1876-1923
- Wilhelmina de Meij 1888-1944
Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem De Meij
Willem De Meij | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1864 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leentje Wolters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The data shown has no sources.
Matches in other publications
This person also appears in the publication:
View allHistorical events
Birthday September 30, 1837
- The temperature on September 30, 1837 was about 11.0 °C. There was 594 mm of rainWind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: helder. Special wheather fenomena: . 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 1837: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
- March 4 » The city of Chicago is incorporated.
- May 3 » The University of Athens is founded in Athens, Greece.
- June 5 » Houston is incorporated by the Republic of Texas.
- June 11 » The Broad Street Riot occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between Yankees and Irish.
- December 17 » A fire in the Winter Palace of Saint Petersburg kills 30 guards.
- December 25 » Second Seminole War: American general Zachary Taylor leads 1,100 troops against the Seminoles at the Battle of Lake Okeechobee.
Day of marriage February 10, 1864
- The temperature on February 10, 1864 was about -2.0 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- February 29 » American Civil War: Kilpatrick–Dahlgren Raid fails: Plans to free 15,000 Union soldiers being held near Richmond, Virginia are thwarted.
- May 20 » American Civil War: Battle of Ware Bottom Church: In the Virginia Bermuda Hundred campaign, 10,000 troops fight in this Confederate victory.
- July 8 » Ikedaya Incident: The Choshu Han shishi's planned Shinsengumi sabotage on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya.
- August 5 » American Civil War: The Battle of Mobile Bay begins at Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama, Admiral David Farragut leads a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports.
- September 18 » American Civil War: John Bell Hood begins the Franklin–Nashville Campaign in an unsuccessful attempt to draw William Tecumseh Sherman back out of Georgia.
- October 30 » The Treaty of Vienna is signed, by which Denmark relinquishes one province each to Prussia and Austria.
Day of death November 1, 1908
- The average temperature on November 1, 1908 was 3.7 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 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 1908: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
- April 8 » Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.
- July 25 » Ajinomoto is founded. Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University discovers that a key ingredient in kombu soup stock is monosodium glutamate (MSG), and patents a process for manufacturing it.
- September 27 » Production of the Model T automobile begins at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit.
- October 13 » Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and became the first woman to speak there.
- November 3 » William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.
- November 7 » Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente Canton, Bolivia.
Same birth/death day
- 1813 » John Rae, Scottish physician and explorer († 1893)
- 1814 » Lucinda Hinsdale Stone, American feminist, educator, and philanthropist († 1900)
- 1827 » Ellis H. Roberts, American journalist and politician, 20th Treasurer of the United States († 1918)
- 1832 » Ann Jarvis, American activist, co-founded Mother's Day († 1905)
- 1836 » Remigio Morales Bermúdez, Peruvian politician, 56th President of Peru († 1894)
- 1852 » Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer, conductor, and educator († 1924)
- 1888 » Nikolay Przhevalsky, Russian geographer and explorer (b. 1838)
- 1894 » Alexander III of Russia (b. 1845)
- 1903 » Theodor Mommsen, German archaeologist, journalist, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1817)
- 1907 » Alfred Jarry, French author and playwright (b. 1873)
- 1925 » Max Linder, French actor, director, screenwriter, producer and comedian (b. 1883)
- 1938 » Charles Weeghman, American businessman (b. 1874)
About the surname De Meij
- View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname De Meij.
- Check the information Open Archives has about De Meij.
- Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching De Meij.
The Family tree van Es publication was prepared by Ton Van Es.
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Ton Van Es, "Family tree van Es", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/van-es-stamboom/I5044.php : accessed February 24, 2026), "Willem De Meij (1837-1908)".
Ton Van Es, "Family tree van Es", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/van-es-stamboom/I5044.php : accessed February 24, 2026), "Willem De Meij (1837-1908)".