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Personal data Gerrit van Willigen 


Household of Gerrit van Willigen

(1) He is married to Elizabeth van Hemert.

They got married on December 17, 1879 at Haaften, he was 22 years old.

The couple were divorced from May 12, 1911 at Tiel.


(2) He is married to Johanna van Vlijmen.

They got married after 1911.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gerrit van Willigen

Gerrit van Willigen
1783-1829
Jacoba Maria Hartman
1790-1847
Jacobus Schaap
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Elizabeth den Turk
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Gerrit van Willigen
1857-1912

(1) 1879

Elizabeth van Hemert
1861-1941

(2) > 1911

Johanna van Vlijmen
1862-????


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    Birthday August 29, 1857

    • The temperature on August 29, 1857 was about 16.2 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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 Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1857: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
      • March 29 » Sepoy Mangal Pandey of the 34th Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry mutinies against the East India Company's rule in India and inspires the protracted Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny.
      • April 18 » "The Spirits Book" by Allan Kardec is published, marking the birth of Spiritualism in France.
      • May 26 » Dred Scott is emancipated by the Blow family, his original owners.
      • June 1 » Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal is published.
      • July 18 » Louis Faidherbe, French governor of Senegal, arrives to relieve French forces at Kayes, effectively ending El Hajj Umar Tall's war against the French.
      • October 5 » The city of Anaheim, California is founded.

    Day of marriage December 17, 1879

    • The temperature on December 17, 1879 was about -7.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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.
      • March 29 » Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
      • 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.
      • July 8 » Sailing ship USSJeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
      • August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
      • October 22 » Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasts 13​⁄2 hours before burning out).

    Day of death February 15, 1912

    • The temperature on February 15, 1912 was between -0.7 °C and 2.7 °C and averaged 1.1 °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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
      • January 4 » The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Empire by royal charter.
      • January 8 » The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
      • March 6 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces become the first to use airships in war, as two dirigibles drop bombs on Turkish troops encamped at Janzur, from an altitude of 6,000 feet.
      • April 17 » Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150.
      • April 20 » Opening day for baseball's Tiger Stadium in Detroit, and Fenway Park in Boston.
      • October 11 » First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.
    

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