Merkus Indonesië (incl. gouverneur) » Hendrikus Merkus (1714-1774)

Personal data Hendrikus Merkus 

  • He was christened on September 16, 1714 in Nijmegen.
  • He is buried on December 19, 1774 in Amsterdam.
    Vermelding.

    inschrijvingsdatum: 19-02-1740
    naam bruidegom: Merkus, Hendrik
    naam bruid: Vaster, Elselina
    bronverwijzing: DTB 583, p.65
    opmerkingen: Huwelijksintekeningen van de KERK.
    Archief van de Burgerlijke Stand: doop-, trouw- en begraafboeken van Amsterdam (retroacta van de Burgerlijke Stand)
    Ondertrouwregister: NL-SAA-26113144

    Vermelding.

    ingeschrevene: Merkus, Hendrik
    datum begrafenis: 19-12-1774
    begraafplaats: Fransch of Waalsch Gereformeerde Kerk
    bronverwijzing: DTB 1132, p.116vo en p.117
    Archief van de Burgerlijke Stand: doop-, trouw- en begraafboeken van Amsterdam (retroacta van de Burgerlijke Stand)
    Begraafregisters voor 1811: NL-SAA-9551729

    Vermelding.

    With the Merkus belongings there is a spoon. It is said in my family that during the persecutions against the protestants in France, (starting in 1685 continuing for about 80 years, which had as a consequence that a lot of wealthy protestant people flew France mainly to Germany and Holland or maried in Holland so that their children could inherit, which was not anymore possible in France for them), one of these families from Le Mans sent to Holland his boy of 6 years old accompanied by an old servant. Unfortunately the old servant died on the boat during the trip. In these days, the inhabitants of foreign countries had the kind habit to welcome and help their unlucky co-religionists arriving in harbours. It happend that Mr and Mrs Merkus were on the wharf in Amsterdam and had pity for the lonely boy. The captain of the boat could not tell them much concerning the boy which knew only his first name "Henri". As identity he possessed only a small silver spoon with armorials of his family: "Laigre".
    Mr Merkus was a wealthy publisher, but with his wife Arkstee, they could not have children and decided to adopt the boy.

    This story was written by my great grandmother who had it from her father. She tells also that her grandfather exchanged letters with descendants of Hendrick Merkus in Holland.
    I am not so sure this story can be believed. But then, why this spoon? We don't have any relation with the Laigre or people in that part of France in Le Mans.

    I will give you also pictures of Hans Caspar Arkstée.

    With my best regards,
    Anne Faivre

    Vermelding.

    Piternel Van Risen mentioned in the record of Henderikus
    Name: Piternel Van Risen
    Gender: Female
    Husband: Lammert Merkes
    Son: Henderikus
    Other information in the record of Henderikus from Netherlands, Births and Baptisms
    Name: Henderikus
    Gender: Male
    Christening Date: 16 Sep 1714
    Christening Place: NEDERLANDS HERVORMDE KERK, NIJMEGEN, GELDERLAND, NETHERLANDS
    Father's Name: Lammert Merkes
    Mother's Name: Piternel Van Risen
    Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C90370-3, System Origin: Netherlands-VR, GS Film number: 108786, Reference ID: 2:ZMZ12R
  • A child of Lambert Merkus and Pieternel van Rijssen
  • This information was last updated on February 16, 2020.

Household of Hendrikus Merkus

He is married to Elselina Vaster.

They got married on March 7, 1740 at Amsterdam.


Child(ren):

  4. Jean Casper Merkus  1753-< 1759
  6. Jean Gaspard Merkus  1759-1813 
  7. Elsine Marie Merkus  1761-1830 

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    Historical events

    Christening day September 16, 1714

    • The temperature on September 16, 1714 was about 12.0 °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 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 marriage March 7, 1740

    • The temperature on March 7, 1740 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. 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 December 19, 1774

    • The temperature on December 19, 1774 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: zeer 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)
    • In the year 1774: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 21 » Abdul Hamid I becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
      • March 31 » American Revolutionary War: The Kingdom of Great Britain orders the port of Boston, Massachusetts closed pursuant to the Boston Port Act.
      • May 10 » Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette become King and Queen of France.
      • July 4 » Orangetown Resolutions are adopted in the Province of New York, one of many protests against the British Parliament's Coercive Acts.
      • July 21 » Russo-Turkish War (1768–74): Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca ending the war.
      • October 26 » The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.

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