Wetherill via Brouwer » William Henry Acheson (± 1855-1912)

Personal data William Henry Acheson 

Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4

Household of William Henry Acheson

(1) He is married to Elizabeth (Lizzie) Jane Liggett.

They got married on April 11, 1867 at Co., of Down, Ireland.Source 5


Child(ren):

  2. William George Acheson  1871-???? 


(2) He has/had a relationship with Elizabeth Leggett.


Child(ren):

  1. Samual Acheson  1870-????

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Henry Acheson

William Henry Acheson
± 1855-1912

(1) 1867

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Jane Liggett
± 1850-± 1910

Robert James Acheson
1868-????
William George Acheson
1871-????
(2) 

Elizabeth Leggett
????-

Samual Acheson
1870-????

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Sources

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  2. New York, New York, Death Index, 1862-1948, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  3. Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  4. U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, Ancestry.com, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Roll #: 389; Volume #: Roll 0389 - Certificates: 61301-61600, 04 Aug 1917-08 Aug 1917 / Ancestry.com
  5. Ireland, Select Marriages, 1619-1898, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Day of marriage April 11, 1867

  • The temperature on April 11, 1867 was about 6.4 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 40 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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 June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • In the year 1867: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 1 » Nebraska becomes the 37th U.S. state; Lancaster, Nebraska is renamed Lincoln and becomes the state capital.
    • March 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the first Reconstruction Act.
    • May 15 » Canadian Bank of Commerce opens for business in Toronto, Ontario. The bank would later merge with Imperial Bank of Canada to become what is CIBC in 1961.
    • August 28 » The United States takes possession of the (at this point unoccupied) Midway Atoll.
    • September 2 » Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Japan, marries Masako Ichijō, thereafter known as Empress Shōken.
    • November 3 » Giuseppe Garibaldi and his followers are defeated in the Battle of Mentana and fail to end the Pope's Temporal power in Rome (it would be achieved three years later).

Day of death October 6, 1912

  • The temperature on October 6, 1912 was between -3.0 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 3.4 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (72%). 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.
    • February 25 » Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
    • February 29 » The Piedra Movediza (Moving Stone) of Tandil falls and breaks.
    • September 2 » Arthur Rose Eldred is awarded the first Eagle Scout award of the Boy Scouts of America.
    • October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kirk Kilisse concludes with a Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
    • October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo concludes with the Serbian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
    • December 8 » Leaders of the German Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out.


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