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Personal data Dirk Koffrie 


Household of Dirk Koffrie

(1) He is married to Christina Geijtenbeek.

They got married on October 29, 1897 at Baarn, he was 21 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Christiaan Koffrie  1894-1949 
  2. Jan Willem Koffrie  1898-1980 
  3. Cornelis Koffrie  1899-1940 
  4. Wilhelmina Koffrie  1902-1965
  5. Dirk Koffrie  ± 1906-


(2) He is married to Alida Klip.

They got married after 1946.


Notes about Dirk Koffrie

Bijnaam Dove Dorus. Dronk in zijn schaarse vrije tijd graag een borreltje waardoor hij soms met zijn ladder in de heg bleef steken. Bron Baerne 1 - maart 1989. Werd in 1927 officieel benoemd tot gemeenteomroeper. Hij beoefende dit vak tot aan zijn dood in 1954. Er waren zeven vaste punten in Baarn, waar hij zijn berichten omriep. Wie hem iets wilde laten meedelen, schoof 's morgens vroeg het desbetreffende bericht samen met twee gulden vijftig onder zijn deur door en de opdracht werd nauwgezet uitgevoerd. Of het nu berichten over weggelopen honden of katten waren of over vrijbankvlees van het abattoir, "Dove Dorus" deed plichtsgetrouw zijn werk. Na de vlucht van Rudolf Hess naar Engeland in mei 1941, ging er echter iets mis. Onbekenden hadden die ochtend het volgende bericht onder zijn deur doorgeschoven: "Heden weggelopen Duitse herdershond, luisterend naar de naam Hess. Terug te bezorgen aan het politiebureau." Op drie punten werd dit bericht door Doris omgeroepen, alvorens hij werd gearresteerd. Gelukkig kwam hij spoedig vrij, omdat zelfs de Duitsers begrepen, dat hij het slachtoffer van een grap was. Naast dorpsomroeper oefende Dirk Koffrie ook het beroep van schoorsteenveger uit. In de oorlogsjaren werd Dirk aangesteld als ophaler van schillen en groenteafval. Hij zat achter zijn paardje zijdelings op het karretje met schillen. In 1947 legde hij zijn beroep als dorpsomroeper neer en vermaakte zijn bekkens aan de oudheidkamer waardoor ze nog steeds bewaard zijn. Op latere leeftijd werd Dirk heilsoldaat. Na zijn bekering dronk hij niet meer en kon men hem op zondagmiddag steevast vinden bij de Oranjeboom, waar het leger een dienst hield. In zijn groenteschuur werd zondagsschool gehouden onder leiding van broeder J. Gerretsen. De kinderen zaten op omgekeerde groentekistjes. Het aantal leerlingen nam in de maand december meestal sterk toe, omdat tijdens het Kerkfeest chocolademelk en een sinaasappel aan de kinderen werd uitgereikt.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Dirk Koffrie

Frans Koffrie
1825-1880
Catharina Webber
1828-1879
Dirk Altena
Margaretha Lunteren

Dirk Koffrie
1876-1954

(1) 1897

Christina Geijtenbeek
1872-1946

Christiaan Koffrie
1894-1949
Jan Willem Koffrie
1898-1980
Cornelis Koffrie
1899-1940
Wilhelmina Koffrie
1902-1965
Dirk Koffrie
± 1906-????
(2) > 1946

Alida Klip
1884-1967


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Birthday March 26, 1876

  • The temperature on March 26, 1876 was about -0.2 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 15 » The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
    • February 2 » The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.
    • February 26 » Japan and Korea sign a treaty granting Japanese citizens extraterritoriality rights, opening three ports to Japanese trade, and ending Korea's status as a tributary state of Qing dynasty China.
    • August 31 » Ottoman Sultan Murad V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid II.
    • October 4 » The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opens as the first public college in Texas.
    • November 25 » American Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack the sleeping village of Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife at the headwaters of the Powder River.

Day of marriage October 29, 1897

  • The temperature on October 29, 1897 was about 13.1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • May 26 » The original manuscript of William Bradford's history, "Of Plymouth Plantation" is returned to the Governor of Massachusetts by the Bishop of London after being taken during the American Revolutionary War.
    • June 16 » A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
    • August 10 » German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
    • August 31 » Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
    • September 12 » Tirah Campaign: In the Battle of Saragarhi, ten thousand Pashtun tribesmen suffer several hundred casualties while attacking 21 Sikh soldiers in British service.
    • December 30 » The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.

Day of death May 27, 1954

  • The temperature on May 27, 1954 was between 10.9 °C and 29.2 °C and averaged 21.3 °C. There was 11.9 hours of sunshine (73%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1954: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
    • January 2 » India establishes its highest civilian awards, the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan.
    • January 7 » Georgetown-IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York at the head office of IBM.
    • March 19 » Joey Giardello knocks out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in the first televised prize boxing fight shown in colour.
    • June 18 » Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
    • August 24 » Getúlio Vargas, president of Brazil, commits suicide and is succeeded by João Café Filho.
    • November 19 » Télé Monte Carlo, Europe's oldest private television channel, is launched by Prince Rainier III.


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