Dutch Connections to Sheboygan County, Wisconsin » Cornelius Wolfert (1824-1902)
Personal data Cornelius Wolfert
- He was born on March 12, 1824 in Zaamslag, Zeeland, Netherlands.Sources 1, 2
- Alternative: He was born about 1824 in Zaamslag, Zeeland, Netherlands.Source 3
- Alternative: He was born in the year 1824.Source 4
- Alternative: He was born on March 14, 1824 in Netherlands.Source 5
- Alternative: He was born in the year 1924.Source 6
- (Emigrated) on August 15, 1849.Source 7
- (Immigrated) on August 15, 1849 in arriving on the "Leila".Source 1
- He died on February 27, 1902 in Lima Township, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, he was 77 years old.Source 5
- Alternative: He died in the year 1902 in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, he was 77 years old.Source 4
- He is buried in Gibbsville cemetery, Lima Township, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
- A child of Aarnout Wolfert and Elizabeth Kortryk
Household of Cornelius Wolfert
(1) He had a relationship with Adriana Newhouse.
Child(ren):
- Arnold Wolfert 1852-1874
- Adriana Wolfert 1854-1919
(2) He is married to Adriana Koster.
They got married on June 4, 1846 at Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands, he was 22 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Aarnout Wolfert 1846-1846
- Adriaan Wolfert 1847-????
- Aarnoud Wolfert 1849-????
- Arnold Wolfert 1852-1874
Notes about Cornelius Wolfert
According to the death certificate, his wife's name is Elizabeth.
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Sources
- Ton van Heusden website
- Zeeuws Archief ISIS
geboorteakten Zaamslag
- Genlias
- Cornelius Wolfert family gravestones, Gibbsville cemetery, Lima Township, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
- death certificate
- Cornelius and Adrianna Wolfert gravestone, Gibbsville cemetery, Lima Township, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
- "Dutch Immigrants to the U.S., South Africa, and SE Asia, 1835-1880"; compiled by Robert P. Swierenga.
Historical events
Birthday March 14, 1824
- The temperature on March 14, 1824 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt omtrent 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 1824: Source: Wikipedia
- March 5 » First Anglo-Burmese War: The British officially declare war on Burma.
- March 11 » The United States Department of War creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
- May 7 » World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composer's supervision.
- May 10 » The National Gallery in London opens to the public.
- August 6 » Peruvian War of Independence: The Battle of Junín.
- October 9 » Slavery in Latin America: Slavery is abolished in Costa Rica.
Day of marriage June 4, 1846
- The temperature on June 4, 1846 was about 23.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: helder dampig. 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 1846: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- February 20 » Polish insurgents lead an uprising in Kraków to incite a fight for national independence.
- June 15 » The Oregon Treaty extends the border between the United States and British North America, established by the Treaty of 1818, westward to the Pacific Ocean.
- August 10 » The Smithsonian Institution is chartered by the United States Congress after James Smithson donates $500,000.
- September 14 » Jang Bahadur and his brothers massacre about 40 members of the Nepalese palace court.
- September 19 » Two French shepherd children, Mélanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud, experience a Marian apparition on a mountaintop near La Salette, France, now known as Our Lady of La Salette.
- December 24 » British acquired Labuan from the Sultanate of Brunei for Great Britain.
Day of death February 27, 1902
- The temperature on February 27, 1902 was between 0.6 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
- February 27 » Second Boer War: Australian soldiers Harry "Breaker" Morant and Peter Handcock are executed in Pretoria after being convicted of war crimes.
- April 2 » Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated in the Marie Palace, Saint Petersburg.
- April 14 » James Cash Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
- November 29 » The Pittsburgh Stars defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 11–0 to win the first championship associated with an American national professional football league.
- December 10 » The opening of the reservoir of the Aswan Dam in Egypt.
- December 14 » The Commercial Pacific Cable Company lays the first Pacific telegraph cable, from San Francisco to Honolulu.
Same birth/death day
- 1813 » Joseph P. Bradley, American lawyer and jurist († 1892)
- 1820 » Victor Emmanuel II of Italy († 1878)
- 1822 » Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies († 1889)
- 1823 » Théodore de Banville, French poet and critic († 1891)
- 1833 » Frederic Shields, English painter and illustrator († 1911)
- 1833 » Lucy Hobbs Taylor, American dentist and educator († 1910)
- 1887 » Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and chemist (b. 1833)
- 1892 » Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer and businessman, founded Louis Vuitton (b. 1821)
- 1902 » Harry "Breaker" Morant, English-Australian lieutenant (b. 1864)
- 1921 » Schofield Haigh, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1871)
- 1931 » Chandra Shekhar Azad, Indian revolutionary (b. 1906)
- 1936 » Joshua W. Alexander, American judge and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1852)
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The Dutch Connections to Sheboygan County, Wisconsin publication was prepared by Janice Hesselink.
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