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Personal data William August Laabs 

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Household of William August Laabs

He is married to Mary Mager.

They got married on April 21, 1894 at Winona, Minnesota, he was 22 years old.Source 2

They got married on April 21, 1894, he was 22 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Anna Helen Laabs  1895-1980 
  2. Hattie Laabs  1896-1896

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William August Laabs

Friedrich Wilhelm Gech
± 1816-????
Anna Maria Retzlaff
± 1811-????

William August Laabs
1872-1928

1894

Mary Mager
1870-1917

Anna Helen Laabs
1895-1980
Hattie Laabs
1896-1896
Della Ida Augusta Laabs
1897-1992

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    Sources

    1. Washington, Death Records, 1883-1960, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    2. Minnesota, Marriages Index, 1849-1950, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    3. Minnesota, Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    4. Washington, Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    5. Washington, Wills and Probate Records, 1851-1970, Ancestry.com, Washington, Snohomish County, Probate Case Files; Author: Washington. Superior Court (Snohomish County); Probate Place: Snohomish, Washington / Ancestry.com
    6. Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934, Staatsarchiv Hamburg, Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Hamburg, Deutschland; Hamburger Passagierlisten; Microfilm No.: K_1732 / Ancestry.com
    7. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday April 12, 1872

    • The temperature on April 12, 1872 was about 20.3 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The atmospheric humidity was 41%. 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.
      • January 12 » Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
      • March 16 » The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
      • July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
      • September 18 » King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
      • November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
      • December 9 » In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African-American governor of a U.S. state.

    Day of marriage April 21, 1894

    • The temperature on April 21, 1894 was about 7.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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 August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • 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 year 1894: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • January 9 » New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard in Lexington, Massachusetts.
      • April 21 » Norway formally adopts the Krag–Jørgensen bolt-action rifle as the main arm of its armed forces, a weapon that would remain in service for almost 50 years.
      • June 23 » The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
      • July 4 » The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole.
      • September 17 » Battle of the Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.
      • November 21 » Port Arthur, China, falls to the Japanese, a decisive victory of the First Sino-Japanese War; Japanese troops are accused of massacring the remaining inhabitants.

    Day of death May 18, 1928

    • The temperature on May 18, 1928 was between 3.7 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
      • April 14 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, reaches Greenly Island, Canada - the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
      • May 15 » Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy".
      • September 18 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
      • September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
      • October 12 » An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston.
      • October 28 » The "Indonesia Raya", now the national anthem, is first played during the Second Indonesian Youth Congress.
    

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