Genealogy Van Zanen » Willem Dircksz Backer (1681-1760)

Personal data Willem Dircksz Backer 

  • He was born on December 23, 1681Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland.
  • He died on May 5, 1760, he was 78 years oldAmsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland.
  • This information was last updated on June 22, 2013.

Household of Willem Dircksz Backer


(2) He is married to Christina van der Ghiessen.

They got married on September 16, 1714, he was 32 years oldAmsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands.


Child(ren):

  1. Dirck Backer  1721-1788 


Notes about Willem Dircksz Backer

{geni:occupation} lid Vroedschap Amsterdam 1735-1748, bewimdhebber WIC 1721, directeur Societeit Suriname 1732
{geni:about_me} * Advocaat bij het Hof van Holland
* diverse commissariaten in Amsterdam
* 1735-1748 : Lid Vroedschap Amsterdam
* Schepen A'dam
* 1748 : 'removatie' door Stadhouder Willem IV op advies Mattheus Lestevenon
* 1721-1760 : Bewindhebber West-Indische Compagnie
* 1732-1760 : Directeur Sociëteit van Suriname
* Bewoner Herengracht 580 - Amsterdam
{geni:marriage_order} 1
{geni:marriage_order} 2

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem Dircksz Backer

Willem Dircksz Backer
1681-1760

1714

Christina van der Ghiessen
1683-1741

Dirck Backer
1721-1788
Hadewina Antonia Backer
1717-1764

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Birthday December 23, 1681

Day of marriage September 16, 1714

  • The temperature on September 16, 1714 was about 12.0 °C. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1714: Source: Wikipedia
    • August 1 » George, Elector of Hanover, becomes King George I of Great Britain, marking the beginning of the Georgian era of British history.
    • August 7 » The Battle of Gangut: The first important victory of the Russian Navy.
    • September 11 » Siege of Barcelona: Barcelona, capital city of Catalonia, surrenders to Spanish and French Bourbon armies in the War of the Spanish Succession.
    • September 18 » George I arrives in Great Britain after becoming king on August 1.

Day of death May 5, 1760

  • The temperature on May 5, 1760 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: dampig geheel betrokken. 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)
  • Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1760: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 9 » Ahmad Shah Durrani defeats the Marathas in the Battle of Barari Ghat.
    • June 4 » Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia, Canada, taken from the Acadians.
    • June 23 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Landeshut: Austria defeats Prussia.
    • August 15 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Liegnitz: Frederick the Great's victory over the Austrians under Ernst Gideon von Laudon.
    • October 10 » In a treaty with the Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname - descended from escaped slaves - gain territorial autonomy.
    • October 25 » King George III succeeds to the British throne on death of his grandfather George II


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