Sluzigers (e.a.) » Theunis Jans (1741-????)

Personal data Theunis Jans 

  • He was born in the year 1741 in Baarlo.
  • He was christened on April 15, 1741 in Zwartsluis.Source 1
    Grietje Theunis Pekelharing witnessed this.
  • Profession: from December 9, 1762 till October 20, 1766 matroos VOC.Source 2
    Voornaam opvarende: Theunis
    Achternaam opvarende: Jansz
    Herkomst opvarende: Swartsluijs
    Datum indiensttreding: 1762-12-09
    Functie bij indiensttreding: Matroos
    Uitleg over functie: waak- en roergang; laden en lossen; reinigen, teren en kalfaten van het schip; af- en aanslaan van de zeilen; helpers van de onderofficieren. Ook wel bootsgezel.
    Uitgevaren met het schip: Baarzande
    Datum uit dienst: 1766-00-00
    Waar uit dienst: Nijenborg
    Reden uit dienst: Gerepatrieerd
    Uitleg over reden einde dienstverband: Teruggekeerd naar Nederland en afgemonsterd.
    Schip terugreis: NIJENBORG
    Kamer terugreis: Amsterdam
    Datum terugreis vertrek: 1766-04-09
    Datum terugreis aankomst: 1766-10-20
    Schuldbrief: Ja
    Maandbrief: Nee
  • A child of Jan Derks and Grietje Arends Pekelharing
  • This information was last updated on March 11, 2025.

Household of Theunis Jans

He is married to Margje Denekams.

They got married on October 7, 1770 at Kampen, he was 29 years old.Source 3


Notes about Theunis Jans

ook: Jan Theunis van der Sluijs

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Theunis Jans

Arend Jans Pekelharing
± 1660-< 1739
Grietjen Jans Dik
± 1670-1746
Jan Derks
± 1705-1748

Theunis Jans
1741-????

1770

Margje Denekams
± 1745-????


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Sources

  1. db rec. 5098
  2. Nationaal Archief, VOC opvarenden
  3. Kampen, trouwboek Boven, Broeder en Buitenkerk inv.nr.330, fol 147v

Historical events

Christening day April 15, 1741

  • The temperature on April 15, 1741 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: geheel betrokken. 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 1741: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 18 » New York governor George Clarke's complex at Fort George is burned in an arson attack, starting the New York Conspiracy of 1741.
    • May 20 » The Battle of Cartagena de Indias ends in a Spanish victory and the British begin withdrawal towards Jamaica with substantial losses.
    • June 25 » Maria Theresa is crowned Queen of Hungary.
    • July 15 » Aleksei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska. He sends men ashore in a longboat, making them the first Europeans to visit Alaska.
    • July 31 » Charles Albert of Bavaria invades Upper Austria and Bohemia.
    • August 10 » King Marthanda Varma of Travancore defeats the Dutch East India Company at the Battle of Colachel, effectively bringing about the end of the Dutch colonial rule in India.

Day of marriage October 7, 1770

  • The temperature on October 7, 1770 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: donker 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 1770: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 5 » Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including Crispus Attucks, are fatally shot by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence) five years later.
    • April 19 » Captain James Cook, still holding the rank of lieutenant, sights the eastern coast of what is now Australia.
    • April 19 » Marie Antoinette marries Louis XVI of France in a proxy wedding.
    • April 20 » The Georgian king, Erekle II, abandoned by his Russian ally Count Totleben, wins a victory over Ottoman forces at Aspindza.
    • April 29 » James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names.
    • June 19 » New Church Day: Emanuel Swedenborg writes: "The Lord sent forth His twelve disciples, who followed Him in the world into the whole spiritual world to preach the Gospel that the Lord God Jesus Christ reign. This took place on the 19th day of June, in the year 1770."

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