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Ancestors (and descendant) of Geert Durks

Pieter Meines
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Jetske Durks
± 1708-± 1752
Janke Geerts
± 1745-1831

Geert Durks
1781-1783


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Birthday June 18, 1781

  • The temperature on June 18, 1781 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: omtrent helder half bewolkt. 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 1781: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 17 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cowpens: Continental troops under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton at the battle in South Carolina.
    • February 3 » American Revolutionary War: British forces seize the Dutch-owned Caribbean island Sint Eustatius.
    • March 1 » The Articles of Confederation goes into effect in the United States.
    • August 5 » The Battle of Dogger Bank takes place.
    • September 4 » Los Angeles is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels) by 44 Spanish settlers.
    • September 28 » American Revolution: American forces backed by a French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown.

Christening day July 8, 1781

  • The temperature on July 8, 1781 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: betrokken 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 1781: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 5 » American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia, is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold.
    • March 15 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Guilford Court House: Near present-day Greensboro, North Carolina, 1,900 British troops under General Charles Cornwallis defeat a mixed American force numbering 4,400 in a Pyrrhic victory.
    • August 24 » American Revolutionary War: A small force of Pennsylvania militia is ambushed and overwhelmed by an American Indian group, which forces George Rogers Clark to abandon his attempt to attack Detroit.
    • September 4 » Los Angeles is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels) by 44 Spanish settlers.
    • September 28 » American Revolution: American forces backed by a French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown.
    • November 29 » The crew of the British slave ship Zong murders 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance.

Day of death May 10, 1783

  • The temperature on May 10, 1783 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. 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
    • February 7 » American Revolutionary War: French and Spanish forces lift the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
    • April 15 » Preliminary articles of peace ending the American Revolutionary War (or American War of Independence) are ratified.
    • June 8 » Laki, a volcano in Iceland, begins an eight-month eruption which kills over 9,000 people and starts a seven-year famine.
    • August 4 » Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing about 1,400 people. The eruption causes a famine, which results in an additional 20,000 deaths.
    • 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.


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