Koek en enkele aanverwante families » Jan "John" Blijdesteijn (1698-1777)
Personal data Jan "John" Blijdesteijn
Source 1- Nickname is John.
- He was born January 1698 in Zwolle.
- He was baptized on March 14, 1717 in Zwolle.Source 2
Doopsgezinde Kerk
- Immigrated in the year 1717 vanuit Londen.
- Profession: Koopman te Zwolle, compagnon van zijn neef Abraham Berentsz. Blijdenstein..Source 3
- Religion: Doopsgezind.
- He died February 1777 in Londen, he was 79 years old.
- He is buried on February 19, 1777 in Londen.
Dutch Reformed Church, Austin Friars London
- A child of Lubbert Blijdenstein and Petronella Oedekerken
- This information was last updated on January 31, 2013.
Household of Jan "John" Blijdesteijn
(1) He is married to Abigail Cope.
They got married on May 18, 1719 at Londen, he was 21 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
(2) He is married to Anne Cookes.
They got married on March 13, 1740 at Londen, he was 42 years old.Source 5
(3) He is married to Maria Pepper.
They got married May 1755, he was 57 years old.
Child(ren):
- Jan Blijdesteijn ± 1757-1758
- Marianne Blijdesteijn ± 1758-1760
- Judith Blijdesteijn ± 1760-1841
- Abraham Blijdesteijn ± 1761-± 1762
- Mary Blijdesteijn ± 1763-± 1763
- Anna Blijdesteijn ± 1765-1838
- John Blijdesteijn ± 1766-1797
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Historical events
Christening day March 14, 1717
- The temperature on March 14, 1717 was about 6.0 °C. 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 1717: Source: Wikipedia
- January 4 » The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance in an attempt to maintain the Treaty of Utrecht; Britain having signed a preliminary alliance with France on November 28 (November 17, 1716).
- March 2 » The Loves of Mars and Venus is the first ballet performed in England.
- March 31 » A sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, preached in the presence of King George I of Great Britain, provokes the Bangorian Controversy.
- August 17 » Austro-Turkish War of 1716–18: The month-long Siege of Belgrade ends with Prince Eugene of Savoy's Austrian troops capturing the city from the Ottoman Empire.
- August 22 » Spanish troops land on Sardinia.
- September 29 » An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture.
Day of marriage March 13, 1740
- The temperature on March 13, 1740 was about 5.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly west. Weather type: omtrent helder. 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 1740: Source: Wikipedia
- April 8 » War of Jenkins' Ear: Three British ships capture the Spanish third-rate Princesa, taken into service as HMSPrincess.
- June 13 » Georgia provincial governor James Oglethorpe begins an unsuccessful attempt to take Spanish Florida during the Siege of St. Augustine.
- June 26 » A combined force of Spanish, free blacks and allied Indians defeat a British garrison at the Siege of Fort Mose near St. Augustine during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
- August 17 » Pope Benedict XIV, previously known as Prospero Lambertini, succeeds Clement XII as the 247th Pope.
- October 9 » Dutch colonists and Javanese natives begin massacring the ethnic Chinese population in Batavia, eventually killing 10,000.
- October 20 » France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony refuse to honour the Pragmatic Sanction, and the War of the Austrian Succession begins.
Day of burial February 19, 1777
- The temperature on February 19, 1777 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. 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 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.
- July 6 » American Revolutionary War: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga: After a bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne, American forces retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York.
- September 26 » American Revolution: British troops occupy Philadelphia.
- October 6 » American Revolutionary War: British forces capture Forts Clinton and Montgomery on the Hudson River.
- October 22 » American Revolutionary War: American defenders of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River repulse repeated Hessian attacks in the Battle of Red Bank.
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