Voorouders Veeken-Ritsma » Jan Martinus Otten (1844-1917)

Personal data Jan Martinus Otten 


Household of Jan Martinus Otten

He is married to Grietje Jans Willems.

They got married on November 1, 1872 at Westerbork, he was 28 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Gezina Jans Otten  1873-1930 
  2. Jantje Jans Otten  1875-1949 
  3. Martinus Jans Otten  1877-1937
  4. Janna Jans Otten  1879-1933 
  5. Jan Jans Otten  1882-1944
  6. Jans Jans Otten  1883-1949
  7. Karst Jans Otten  1885-????

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Day of marriage November 1, 1872

  • The temperature on November 1, 1872 was about 11.4 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 11 » Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
    • April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
    • July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
    • November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
    • November 30 » The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.
    • December 21 » Challenger expedition: HMSChallenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.

Day of death July 10, 1917

  • The temperature on July 10, 1917 was between 12.8 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
    • January 22 » World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
    • March 16 » World War I: A German auxiliary cruiser is sunk in the Action of 16 March 1917.
    • April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
    • September 26 » World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
    • October 26 » First World War: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.
    • November 25 » World War I: German forces defeat Portuguese army of about 1,200 at Negomano on the border of modern-day Mozambique and Tanzania.


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