Genealogy Richard Remmé, The Hague, Netherlands » Robert Willets (1825-1889)

Personal data Robert Willets 

Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4
  • He was born on December 1, 1825 in Hempstead, Queens, New York.
  • He died on March 24, 1889 in Queens, Queens County, New York, he was 63 years old.
  • This information was last updated on December 4, 2022.

Household of Robert Willets

He is married to Gloriana Margaretta Nicoll.

They got married on December 15, 1875, he was 50 years old.

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Sources

  1. "http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GED&db=delamontagne," supplied by Stewart, 10 jan 2016., Gedcom : rootsweb, Descendants of Jean Mousnier de la MONTAGNE (1595-1670), compiled by Lois Stewart Society of Descendants of Johannes de la Montagne [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,]
  2. 1860 U.S. Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Flushing, Queens, New York; Roll : M653_845; Page: 767; Image: 230; Family History Library F ilm: 803845.
    Robert Willits 34, farmer; Margaret A Willits 32; Samuel Willits 11; Amelia Willits 4; all born New York;
  3. 1870 U.S. Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Flushing, Queens, New York; Roll : M593_1079; Page: 295A; Image: 202; Family History Librar y Film: 552577.
    Robt Willets 44, farmer; M A Willets 42, keeps house; ; Samuel Willets 21, farmer; Amelia Willets 14; William Payne 23, farm hand;  Edward Hicks 14, farm hand; Edward Wilson 33, farm hand;  Dennis Malker 24, farm hand;  Ellen Flaggerty 20, domestic servant;
  4. 1880 U.S. Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Queens, Queens, New York; Roll: 9 17; Family History Film: 1254917; Page: 227A; Enumeration D istrict: 264; Image: 0455.
    Robert Willetts 51, farmer, born New York;  Glory Willetts 40, wife, keeping house, born New York;  Caroline Shaw 35, servant;  Kate Reilly 19, servant;  John Kenedy 19, servant;  John Martin 45, servant;

Historical events

Birthday December 1, 1825

  • The temperature on December 1, 1825 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. 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 1825: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 12 » The Creek cede the last of their lands in Georgia to the United States government by the Treaty of Indian Springs, and migrate west.
    • August 25 » Uruguay declares its independence from Brazil.
    • October 9 » Restauration arrives in New York Harbor from Norway, the first organized immigration from Norway to the United States.
    • November 26 » At Union College in Schenectady, New York, a group of college students form the Kappa Alpha Society, the first college social fraternity.
    • December 26 » Advocates of liberalism in Russia rise up against Czar Nicholas I but are suppressed in the Decembrist revolt in Saint Petersburg.
    • December 30 » The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the Shawnee Nation is proclaimed.

Day of death March 24, 1889

  • The temperature on March 24, 1889 was about 5.9 °C. The air pressure was 22 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 8 » Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator.
    • May 31 » Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
    • June 26 » Bangui is founded by Albert Dolisie and Alfred Uzac in what was then the upper reaches of the French Congo.
    • August 4 » The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project.
    • September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
    • November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.


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