Voorouders Janssen & de Groot » Bote Westra (1842-1914)
Personal data Bote Westra
- He was born on April 22, 1842 in Dokkum, Nederland.Source 1
- Occupations:
- winkelier.
- slijter.
- arbeider.
- (deceased) .
- He died on December 13, 1914 in Leeuwarden, Nederland, he was 72 years old.Source 1
- A child of Gosse Pieters Westra and Sjoukje Jans Zwart
- This information was last updated on December 21, 2015.
Household of Bote Westra
He is married to Eke Bersee.
They got married on October 15, 1862 at Gemeente Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland, he was 20 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
- Sjoukje Westra 1863-1884
- Hendrik Westra 1865-1869
- Anna Geertruida Westra 1872-????
- Boukje Westra 1876-1950
- Elisabeth Westra 1877-1942
- Tjitske Westra 1880-????
- Hein Westra 1881-1958
- Johan Westra 1882-????
- Leendert Westra 1885-????
- Hendrik Lambertus Westra ± 1870-????
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Sources
- Alle Friezen, http://www.allefriezen.nl/
Geboorteregister 1842, Dokkum, Paginanummer B25
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Birthday April 22, 1842
- The temperature on April 22, 1842 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: helder. 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 1842: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
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Day of marriage October 15, 1862
- The temperature on October 15, 1862 was about 16.2 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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.
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- March 8 » American Civil War: The Naval Battle of Hampton Roads begins.
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- May 12 » American Civil War: U.S. federal troops occupy Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
- July 23 » American Civil War: Henry Halleck takes command of the Union Army.
- December 31 » American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln signs an act that admits West Virginia to the Union, thus dividing Virginia in two.
Day of death December 13, 1914
- The temperature on December 13, 1914 was between 3.6 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
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- August 14 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Lorraine, an unsuccessful French offensive designed to recover the lost province of Moselle from Germany.
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- December 14 » Lisandro de la Torre and others found the Democratic Progressive Party (Partido Demócrata Progresista, PDP) at the Hotel Savoy, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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