Emigranten » Dirk Jacobs Ruijter (1758-1826)
Personal data Dirk Jacobs Ruijter
- He was born August 1758 in Berkhout (NH).
- He was christened on August 27, 1758 in Berkhout (NH).Source 1
- He died on November 30, 1826 in Obdam (NH), he was 68 years old.Source 2
- A child of Jacob Jans Ruijter and Diewertje Joris
- This information was last updated on May 9, 2022.
Household of Dirk Jacobs Ruijter
He is married to Lijsbeth Gerritsen Bommezij.
They were married in church on October 13, 1787 at Obdam (NH), he was 29 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Dieuwertje Dirks Ruijter 1792-1847
- Jacob Ruijter 1798-1883
- Ruiter 1800-1800
- Maartje Ruijter 1803-1803
- Gerrit Ruijter 1804-1876
- Jan Ruijter 1808-1866
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Historical events
Christening day August 27, 1758
- The temperature on August 27, 1758 was about 18.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen. 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 1758: Source: Wikipedia
- February 4 » The city of Macapá in Brazil is founded by Sebastião Veiga Cabral.
- June 23 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Krefeld: British, Hanoverian, and Prussian forces defeat French troops at Krefeld in Germany.
- September 11 » Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War.
- October 14 » Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great suffers a rare defeat at the Battle of Hochkirch.
- November 25 » French and Indian War: British forces capture Fort Duquesne from French control. Later, Fort Pitt will be built nearby and grow into modern Pittsburgh.
- December 13 » The English transport ship Duke William sinks in the North Atlantic, killing over 360 people.
Day of marriage October 13, 1787
- The temperature on October 13, 1787 was about 12.0 °C. 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 1787: Source: Wikipedia
- January 11 » William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus.
- February 3 » Militia led by General Benjamin Lincoln crush the remnants of Shays' Rebellion in Petersham, Massachusetts.
- August 6 » Sixty proof sheets of the Constitution of the United States are delivered to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- September 17 » The United States Constitution is signed in Philadelphia.
- October 1 » Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.
- December 7 » Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.
Day of death November 30, 1826
- The temperature on November 30, 1826 was about 7.0 °C. There was 1,346 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: betrokken regen. Special wheather fenomena: . 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 1826: Source: Wikipedia
- January 30 » The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales, is opened.
- April 10 » The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town of Missolonghi begin leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive.
- May 22 » HMSBeagle departs on its first voyage.
- September 11 » Captain William Morgan, an ex-freemason is arrested in Batavia, New York for debt after declaring that he would publish The Mysteries of Free Masonry, a book against Freemasonry. This sets into motion the events that lead to his mysterious disappearance.
- December 16 » Benjamin W. Edwards rides into Mexican-controlled Nacogdoches, Texas, and declares himself ruler of the Republic of Fredonia.
- December 25 » The Eggnog Riot at the United States Military Academy concludes after beginning the previous evening.
Same birth/death day
- 1760 » Friederike Caroline Neuber, German actress (b. 1697)
- 1761 » John Dollond, English optician and astronomer (b. 1706)
- 1765 » George Glas, Scottish merchant and explorer (b. 1725)
- 1863 » Kamehameha IV, Hawaiian King (b. 1834)
- 1864 » Patrick Cleburne, Irish-American general (b. 1828)
- 1873 » Alexander Berry, Scottish-Welsh surgeon, merchant, and explorer (b. 1781)
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Jim Joosten, "Emigranten", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/emigranten/I5492.php : accessed February 22, 2026), "Dirk Jacobs Ruijter (1758-1826)".