Sluzigers (e.a.) » Jacobus Louwen "Cobus" van den Berg (1709-1742)

Personal data Jacobus Louwen "Cobus" van den Berg 

  • Nickname is Cobus.
  • He was born in the year 1709 in Zwartsluis.
  • He was christened on August 25, 1709 in Zwartsluis.Source 1
    Anna witnessed this.
  • Profession: from May 29, 1729 till February 22, 1742 matroos VOC.Source 2
    maakt drie tochten met de VOC tussen 1729 en 1742. Trouwt na repatriëring van de eerste reis om vervolgens in 1734 weer aan te monsteren als bosschieter. In 1741 monstert hij weer aan voor wat zal blijken zijn laatste tocht:

    Voornaam opvarende: Jacobus
    Achternaam opvarende: Laurensz
    Herkomst opvarende: Swartsluijs
    Datum indiensttreding: 1741-05-07
    Functie bij indiensttreding: Bosschieter
    Uitleg over functie ervaren matroos, ook belast met het afvuren van een kanon
    Uitgevaren met het schip: Oosterhout
    Datum uit dienst 1742-02-22
    Waar uit dienst: Oosterhout
    Reden uit dienst: Overleden
    Schuldbrief: Ja
    Maandbrief: Nee
  • He died on February 22, 1742 in Op zee, he was 33 years old.Source 2
    aan boord van VOC-schip Oosterhout
  • A child of Louw Jacobs van den Berg and Geertruid Matthijs
  • This information was last updated on September 29, 2021.

Household of Jacobus Louwen "Cobus" van den Berg

He is married to Hendrikjen Jans Kroese.

Permission for the marriage has been obtained in Zwartsluis on December 11, 1733.Source 3

They got married on January 1, 1734 at Zwartsluis, he was 25 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):



Notes about Jacobus Louwen "Cobus" van den Berg

Huwelijksdatum en geboortedatum kinderen zijn te rijmen met de periodes dat Jacobus aan wal was met uitzondering van de doopdatum van Gerrit in augustus 1741, waarbij staat aangetekend: ten overstaan van de vader.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jacobus Louwen van den Berg

Matthijs Jacobs
± 1645-????
Elsjen Stevens
± 1650-????

Jacobus Louwen van den Berg
1709-1742

1734

Hendrikjen Jans Kroese
± 1711-1759

Jan Jacobs van den Berg
1739-????
Gerrit Jacobs van den Berg
1741-????

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Sources

  1. db rec. 2629
  2. Nationaal Archief, VOC opvarenden
  3. tb rec. 998

Historical events

Christening day August 25, 1709

  •  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 1709: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 2 » Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being shipwrecked on a desert island, inspiring Daniel Defoe's adventure book Robinson Crusoe.
    • June 28 » Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava.
    • July 8 » Peter I of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava, thus effectively ending Sweden's status as a major power in Europe.
    • August 8 » Bartolomeu de Gusmão demonstrates the lifting power of hot air in an audience before the king of Portugal in Lisbon, Portugal.
    • August 28 » Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.
    • September 11 » Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, Netherlands and Austria fight against France.

Day of marriage January 1, 1734

  • The temperature on January 1, 1734 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. 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 1734: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 21 » In Montreal in New France, a slave known by the French name of Marie-Joseph Angélique is put to death, having been convicted of setting the fire that destroyed much of the city.

Day of death February 22, 1742

  • The temperature on February 22, 1742 was about -1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. 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 1742: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 24 » Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
    • February 16 » Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister.
    • April 13 » George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah makes its world-premiere in Dublin, Ireland.


Same birth/death day

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About the surname Van den Berg


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