Genealogy De Vos-Verschuur » Jan Takken (1755-1836)

Personal data Jan Takken 


Household of Jan Takken

(1) He is married to Gijsberta Bos.

They got married on January 4, 1784 at De Bilt, UT, NL, he was 28 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Dirk Takken  1785-????
  2. Tijmen Takken  1787-????
  3. Rijk Takken  1788-????
  4. Henderijntje Takken  1789-????
  5. Petronella Takken  1791-????
  6. Elizabeth Takken  1792-????
  7. Maria Takken  1794-1794
  8. Maria Takken  1795-????
  9. Jan Takken  1798-1805
  10. Elisabeth Takken  1799-1805


(2) He is married to Jannigje van den Hoeven.

They got married

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Birthday January 12, 1755

  • The temperature on January 12, 1755 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel 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)
  • 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.
    • February 13 » Treaty of Giyanti signed by VOC, Pakubuwono III and Prince Mangkubumi. The treaty divides the Javanese kingdom of Mataram into 2: Sunanate of Surakarta and Sultanate of Yogyakarta.
    • April 2 » Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
    • July 25 » British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council order the deportation of the Acadians.
    • September 8 » French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George.
    • November 1 » In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.

Day of marriage January 4, 1784

  • The temperature on January 4, 1784 was about -6 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. 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 1784: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 11 » The signing of the Treaty of Mangalore brings the Second Anglo-Mysore War to an end.
    • March 22 » The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current location in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.
    • April 9 » The Treaty of Paris, ratified by the United States Congress on January 14, 1784, is ratified by King George III of the Kingdom of Great Britain, ending the American Revolutionary War. Copies of the ratified documents are exchanged on May 12, 1784.
    • August 17 » Classical composer Luigi Boccherini receives a pay rise of 12000 reals from his employer, the Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón.
    • August 23 » Western North Carolina (now eastern Tennessee) declares itself an independent state under the name of Franklin; it is not accepted into the United States, and only lasts for four years.
    • October 22 » Russia founds a colony on Kodiak Island, Alaska.

Day of death April 14, 1836

  • The temperature on April 14, 1836 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: omtrent betrokken. Source: KNMI
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    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 1836: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • February 19 » King William IV signs Letters Patent establishing the Province of South Australia.
    • February 25 » Samuel Colt is granted a United States patent for his revolver firearm.
    • March 5 » Samuel Colt patents the first production-model revolver, the .34-caliber.
    • May 4 » Formation of Ancient Order of Hibernians
    • September 5 » Sam Houston is elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas.
    • September 11 » The Riograndense Republic is proclaimed by rebels after defeating Empire of Brazil's troops in the Battle of Seival, during the Ragamuffin War.


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