Genealogy Klein » Willem Dreves (Drieuwes) (1749-± 1802)

Personal data Willem Dreves (Drieuwes) 

  • He was christened on January 5, 1749 in Schiemonnikoog.
  • He died about 1802 in Op Zee.Source 1
    Er wordt een getuigenverklaring overlegd waaruit blijkt dat "...diens vader Willem Drewes woonagtig is geweest in de Lemmer en dat hij in het Jaar Agttien honderd en twee is uitgevaren als Stuurman op het Schip "de Jonge Vries" en dat dat Schip in die Jare is verongelukt, en dat zedert dien tijd geen Kennis van gemelden Willem Drewes is ingekomen...'
  • This information was last updated on November 27, 2020.

Household of Willem Dreves (Drieuwes)

He is married to Grietje Watzes.

They got married on April 17, 1776 at Sloterdijk (Friesland).Source 1


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Dreves (Drieuwes)

Willem Dreves (Drieuwes)
1749-± 1802

1776

Grietje Watzes
1748-1807

Pietertje Willems Dreves
1777-1845

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Sources

  1. https://www.genealogieonline.nl/het-eiland-schiermonnikoog/I3217.php

Historical events

Christening day January 5, 1749

  • The temperature on January 5, 1749 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: omtrent helder zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem IV (Huis van Oranje) was from 1747 till 1751 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1749: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 3 » Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont.
    • January 3 » The first issue of Berlingske, Denmark's oldest continually operating newspaper, is published.
    • January 21 » The Teatro Filarmonico in Verona is destroyed by fire, as a result of a torch being left behind in the box of a nobleman after a performance. It is rebuilt in 1754.
    • May 19 » King George II of Great Britain grants the Ohio Company a charter of land around the forks of the Ohio River.
    • June 21 » Halifax, Nova Scotia, is founded.

Day of marriage April 17, 1776

  • The temperature on April 17, 1776 was about 17.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly south east. Weather type: betrokken donder weerlicht. 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 1776: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 10 » American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense.
    • March 17 » American Revolution: The British Army evacuates Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city.
    • July 8 » Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.
    • September 9 » The Continental Congress officially names its union of states the United States.
    • September 15 » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.
    • September 17 » The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain.

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