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Personal data Dirk Hopman 


Household of Dirk Hopman

(1) He is married to Maartje van der Gragt.

They got married on January 8, 1769 at Oude Sluis, he was 28 years old.


(2) He is married to Trijntje Spanjer.

They got married on January 17, 1783 at Den Helder, he was 42 years old.


Notes about Dirk Hopman

The Oude Sluizer Commander of the whaling fleet, Dirk HOPMAN, who made his fist trip in 1767 on the ship "the young Dirk" brought in a load of 1773 items 60, 385, 310, 0, 55, 400, and 370 barrels of whale oil. From these 7 trips, the ship returned 4 times with a cargo bigger then 300 barrels. He sailed on the STRAIT OF DAVIS located on the west coast of Greenland.
Dirk HOPMAN sailed for Johan Beets, owner, from Krommenie. From 1784 till 1790 total of 7 years as commander of the ship " Greenland " and caught in that time 21 whales.
Before that he sailed on the ship " Davis" from 1767 till 1770 for Cornelis Yff, owner from the Westzaan.
In 1770 his ship was damaged in the ice and lost at sea.
These results gave Dirk HOPMAN the opportunity in 1775 to purchase a large country house in the Polder where he was born, for 4600 guilders ($10.000) 100 acres or 44 mornings in seize.
Dirk HOPMAN named the farm GREENLAND named after his last ship and lined the entrance to this property with 2 whale skulls. They are still standing to-day and are a tangible memory of the whaling fleet.
Notes from: The Dutch Arctic Whaling Fleet by P.Dekker.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Dirk Hopman

Jan Hopman
1685-< 1715
Maartje Muller
1687-????
Cornelis Colterman

Dirk Hopman
1741-1824

(1) 1769

Maartje van der Gragt
1737-1775

(2) 1783

Trijntje Spanjer
????-1800


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    Birthday January 3, 1741

    • The temperature on January 3, 1741 was about 5.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen. 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 1741: Source: Wikipedia
      • March 13 » The Battle of Cartagena de Indias (part of the War of Jenkins' Ear) begins.
      • May 20 » The Battle of Cartagena de Indias ends in a Spanish victory and the British begin withdrawal towards Jamaica with substantial losses.
      • July 15 » Aleksei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska. He sends men ashore in a longboat, making them the first Europeans to visit Alaska.
      • July 31 » Charles Albert of Bavaria invades Upper Austria and Bohemia.
      • August 10 » King Marthanda Varma of Travancore defeats the Dutch East India Company at the Battle of Colachel, effectively bringing about the end of the Dutch colonial rule in India.
      • September 14 » George Frideric Handel completes his oratorio Messiah.

    Day of marriage January 17, 1783

    • The temperature on January 17, 1783 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north. 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 1783: Source: Wikipedia
      • July 24 » The Kingdom of Georgia and the Russian Empire sign the Treaty of Georgievsk.
      • September 3 » American Revolutionary War: The war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
      • November 25 » American Revolutionary War: The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
      • November 29 » A 5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey.
      • December 4 » At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, U.S. General George Washington bids farewell to his officers.
      • December 23 » George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland.

    Day of death August 27, 1824

    • The temperature on August 27, 1824 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: half bewolkt. 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 1824: Source: Wikipedia
      • March 5 » First Anglo-Burmese War: The British officially declare war on Burma.
      • June 21 » Greek War of Independence: Egyptian forces capture Psara in the Aegean Sea.
      • July 25 » Costa Rica annexes Guanacaste from Nicaragua.
      • August 6 » Peruvian War of Independence: The Battle of Junín.
      • October 9 » Slavery in Latin America: Slavery is abolished in Costa Rica.
      • December 9 » Patriot forces led by General Antonio José de Sucre defeat a Royalist army in the Battle of Ayacucho, putting an end to the Peruvian War of Independence.
    

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