Dreyer Tree » Miechiel (Michiel) du Plooy formerly de Plooÿ b3 (1717-1793)
Personal data Miechiel (Michiel) du Plooy formerly de Plooÿ b3
Source 1- He was born on March 31, 1717 in Stellenbosch, de Caep de Goed Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony (South Africa).
- He died on May 1, 1793 in Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, he was 76 years old.
- A child of Sijmon Pietersz Pieterz "Krommenie" Plooijer and Catharina Koopman aka Coopman
Household of Miechiel (Michiel) du Plooy formerly de Plooÿ b3
He is married to Aletta van Wyk.
They got married on May 25, 1755 at Tulbach, de Caep de Goede Hoop, he was 38 years old.
Child(ren):
Notes about Miechiel (Michiel) du Plooy formerly de Plooÿ b3
Michiel was `n burger van Stellenbosch wat op 29-jarige ouderdom die
binneland ingetrek het. In die jaar 1746 “Werd door deesen gepermitteerd aan een lande
bouwer Michiel de Plooÿ omme voor den tyd van een geheele jaar met zijn vee te mogen
gaan leggen en weyden aan de mond van den harte beeste revier geleegen aan de breede
revier” [KAB Stellenbosch Nr 123] Hierdie plek is naby Worcester geleë, omtrent 5 km Wes
van die dorp gaan die pad na Kaapstad oor die Hartebeesrivier. Die naam van die gebied is
nog De Mond. Hierdie toestemming is gereeld hernu tot die jaar 1766. Hy het in 1746 1
slaaf, 1 perd, 22 beeste en 120 skape gehad. Waarskynlik het De Mond sy eiendom geword.
Die plaas De Mond het in die gebiedsafdeling van Tulbagh (Land van Waveren)geval en al sy kindesr is in die kerk aldaar gedoop.Die kerk, waaraan later aangebou is, word nou as `n
museum gebruik
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Sources
- Meiring Web Site, John Henry Meiring, Michiel du Plooy, January 29, 2016
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Family site: Meiring Web Site
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Historical events
Birthday March 31, 1717
- The temperature on March 31, 1717 was about 9.0 °C. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1717: Source: Wikipedia
- January 4 » The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance in an attempt to maintain the Treaty of Utrecht; Britain having signed a preliminary alliance with France on November 28 (November 17, 1716).
- March 31 » A sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, preached in the presence of King George I of Great Britain, provokes the Bangorian Controversy.
- June 24 » The Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England).
- July 17 » King George I of Great Britain sails down the River Thames with a barge of 50 musicians, where George Frideric Handel's Water Music is premiered.
- August 17 » Austro-Turkish War of 1716–18: The month-long Siege of Belgrade ends with Prince Eugene of Savoy's Austrian troops capturing the city from the Ottoman Empire.
- September 29 » An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture.
Day of marriage May 25, 1755
- The temperature on May 25, 1755 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1755: Source: Wikipedia
- January 25 » Moscow University is established on Tatiana Day.
- April 2 » Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
- April 15 » Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.
- June 16 » French and Indian War: The French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians.
- July 9 » The Braddock Expedition is soundly defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in what is now downtown Pittsburgh.
- July 25 » British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council order the deportation of the Acadians.
Day of death May 1, 1793
- The temperature on May 1, 1793 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1793: Source: Wikipedia
- January 23 » Second Partition of Poland.
- May 15 » Diego Marín Aguilera flies a glider for "about 360 meters", at a height of 5–6 meters, during one of the first attempted manned flights.
- July 13 » Journalist and French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is assassinated in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a member of the opposing political faction.
- July 22 » Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean becoming the first recorded human to complete a transcontinental crossing of North America.
- October 15 » Queen Marie Antoinette of France is tried and convicted, and condemned to death the following day.
- October 16 » French Revolution: Queen Marie Antoinette is executed.
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