Geensen database » Pieter Geensen (1777-1862)
Personal data Pieter Geensen
- He was born on December 11, 1777 in Sint Philipsland, Zeeland, Nederland.
- Profession: Boomkweker.
- He died on September 18, 1862 in Goes, Zeeland, Nederland, he was 84 years old.
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- A child of Paulus Geense and Maatje Ponse
- This information was last updated on May 23, 2013.
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Household of Pieter Geensen
He is married to Leuntje Mieras.
They got married on September 6, 1807, he was 29 years old.
Child(ren):
- Marinus Alewijn Geensen 1812-1812
- Marinus Geensen 1815-1816
- Jan Geensen 1817-1817
- Jannetje Geensen 1818-1818
- Marinus Geensen 1821-1822
- Pieter Geensen 1823-1892
- Jannetje Geensen 1828-1898
- Marinus Geensen 1829-1848
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Historical events
Birthday December 11, 1777
- The temperature on December 11, 1777 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: zeer betrokken. 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 1777: Source: Wikipedia
- January 3 » American General George Washington defeats British General Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.
- April 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Ridgefield: A British invasion force engages and defeats Continental Army regulars and militia irregulars at Ridgefield, Connecticut.
- August 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Americans led by General John Stark rout British and Brunswick troops under Friedrich Baum at the Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac, New York.
- September 3 » American Revolutionary War: During the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time.
- September 27 » American Revolution: Lancaster, Pennsylvania becomes the capital of the United States for one day after Congress evacuates Philadelphia.
- December 24 » Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook.
Day of marriage September 6, 1807
- The temperature on September 6, 1807 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer half bewolkt winderig. 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 1807: Source: Wikipedia
- February 3 » A British military force, under Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Auchmuty captures the Spanish Empire city of Montevideo, now the capital of Uruguay.
- February 5 » HMS Blenheim and HMS Java disappear off the coast of Rodrigues.
- February 19 » Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason in Wakefield, Alabama and confined to Fort Stoddert.
- May 22 » A grand jury indicts former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr on a charge of treason.
- July 5 » In Buenos Aires the local militias repel the British soldiers within the Second English Invasion.
- December 22 » The Embargo Act, forbidding trade with all foreign countries, is passed by the U.S. Congress, at the urging of President Thomas Jefferson.
Day of death September 18, 1862
- The temperature on September 18, 1862 was about 20.5 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 53%. 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 March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1862: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 30 » The first American ironclad warship, the USSMonitor is launched.
- February 10 » American Civil War: A Union naval flotilla destroys the bulk of the Confederate Mosquito Fleet in the Battle of Elizabeth City on the Pasquotank River in North Carolina.
- February 21 » American Civil War: Battle of Valverde is fought near Fort Craig in New Mexico Territory.
- May 1 » American Civil War: The Union Army completes its capture of New Orleans.
- September 13 » American Civil War: Union soldiers find a copy of Robert E. Lee's battle plans in a field outside Frederick, Maryland. It is the prelude to the Battle of Antietam.
- September 19 » American Civil War: Union troops under William Rosecrans defeat a Confederate force commanded by Sterling Price.
Same birth/death day
- 1758 » Carl Friedrich Zelter, German composer, conductor, and educator († 1832)
- 1761 » Gian Domenico Romagnosi, Italian physicist, economist, and jurist († 1835)
- 1781 » David Brewster, Scottish physicist, mathematician, and astronomer († 1868)
- 1801 » Christian Dietrich Grabbe, German poet and playwright († 1836)
- 1803 » Hector Berlioz, French composer, conductor, and critic († 1869)
- 1810 » Alfred de Musset, French dramatist, poet, and novelist († 1857)
- 1830 » William Hazlitt, English philosopher, painter, and critic (b. 1778)
- 1857 » Karol Kurpiński, Polish composer and conductor (b. 1785)
- 1860 » Joseph Locke, English engineer and politician (b. 1805)
- 1872 » Charles XV of Sweden (b. 1826)
- 1890 » Dion Boucicault, Irish-American actor and playwright (b. 1820)
- 1896 » Hippolyte Fizeau, French physicist and academic (b. 1819)
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