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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Colford Schermerhorn

Peter Schermerhorn
1749-1826
Elizabeth Bussing
1752-1809
Sarah Jones
1782-1845

William Colford Schermerhorn
1821-1903


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    Birthday June 22, 1821

    • The temperature on June 22, 1821 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt. 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 1821: Source: Wikipedia
      • May 8 » Greek War of Independence: The Greeks defeat the Turks at the Battle of Gravia Inn.
      • May 12 » The first major battle of the Greek War of Independence against the Turks is fought in Valtetsi.
      • July 28 » José de San Martín declares the independence of Peru from Spain.
      • August 10 » Missouri is admitted as the 24th U.S. state.
      • August 24 » The Treaty of Córdoba is signed in Córdoba, now in Veracruz, Mexico, concluding the Mexican War of Independence from Spain.
      • October 13 » The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is publicly proclaimed.

    Day of death January 1, 1903

    • The temperature on January 1, 1903 was between 0.9 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (23%). Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
      • March 14 » Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt.
      • June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
      • July 20 » The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
      • August 2 » The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising against the Ottoman Empire begins.
      • September 27 » The Wreck of the Old 97, an American rail disaster that became the subject of a popular ballad.
      • December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
    

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