Kramer Family Tree » Gerke Jans Veenstra (1700-1768)

Personal data Gerke Jans Veenstra 

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Household of Gerke Jans Veenstra

He is married to Eelkjen Freerks.

They got married on May 7, 1724 at Friesland, Nederland, he was 24 years old.

Echtgeno(o)t(e): Gerke Jans Veenstra

Child(ren):

  1. Jan Jans Veenstra  1732-1806
  2. Aaltje Gerkes  1736-1809 
  3. Freerk Gerkes Veenstra  1739-1783 

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  1. Kuipers Web Site, dieuwke Kuipers, Gerke Jans Veenstra, March 18, 2022
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Historical events

Christening day February 12, 1745

  • The temperature on February 12, 1745 was about 2.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken sneeuw regen. 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 1745: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 16 » War of the Austrian Succession: New England colonial troops under the command of William Pepperrell capture the Fortress of Louisbourg in Louisbourg, New France (Old Style date).
    • June 28 » A New England colonial army captures the French fortifications at Louisbourg (New Style).
    • July 9 » French victory in the Battle of Melle allows them to capture Ghent in the days after.
    • July 26 » The first recorded women's cricket match takes place near Guildford, England.
    • November 8 » Charles Edward Stuart invades England with an army of ~5000 that would later participate in the Battle of Culloden.
    • December 6 » Charles Edward Stuart's army begins retreat during the second Jacobite Rising.

Day of marriage May 7, 1724

  • The temperature on May 7, 1724 was about 13.0 °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 1724: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 28 » The Russian Academy of Sciences is founded in St. Petersburg by Peter the Great, and implemented by Senate decree. It is called the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences until 1917.
    • April 7 » Premiere performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion, BWV245, at St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig.
    • November 11 » Joseph Blake, alias Blueskin, a highwayman known for attacking "Thief-Taker General" (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London.
    • December 7 » Tumult of Thorn: Religious unrest is followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toruń) by Polish authorities.

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Louis Kramer, "Kramer Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kramer_stamboom/I548309.php : accessed August 8, 2025), "Gerke Jans Veenstra (1700-1768)".