Sluzigers (e.a.) » Theunis Jans van der Meulen (1708-1751)
Personal data Theunis Jans van der Meulen
- He was born in the year 1708 in Zwartsluis.
- He was christened on January 15, 1708 in Zwartsluis.Source 1
Lubbigjen Teunis de Groot witnessed this.
- Occupations:
- from June 8, 1736 till June 18, 1739 matroos.Source 2
Voornaam opvarende: Teunis
Achternaam opvarende: Jansz
Herkomst opvarende: Swartsluijs
Datum indiensttreding: 1736-06-08
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: Beekvliet
Datum uit dienst: 1739-00-00
Waar uit dienst: hillegonda
Reden uit dienst: Gerepatrieerd
Uitleg over reden einde dienstverband: Teruggekeerd naar Nederland en afgemonsterd.
Schip terugreis: HILLEGONDA
Kamer terugreis: Hoorn
Datum terugreis vertrek: 1738-11-12
Datum terugreis aankomst kaap: 1739-02-12
Datum terugreis vertrek kaap: 1739-03-09
Datum terugreis aankomst: 1739-06-18
Schuldbrief: Ja
Maandbrief: Nee - from November 18, 1750 till September 9, 1751 bosschieter VOC.Source 2
Voornaam opvarende: Teunis
Achternaam opvarende: Jansz
Herkomst opvarende: Swartsluijs
Datum indiensttreding: 1750-11-18
Functie bij indiensttreding: Bosschieter
Uitleg over functie: ervaren matroos, ook belast met het afvuren van een kanon
Uitgevaren met het schip: Giessenburg
Datum uit dienst: 1751-09-09
Waar uit dienst: Azie
Reden uit dienst: Overleden
Schuldbrief: Nee
Maandbrief: Nee - He died on September 9, 1751 in Azië, he was 43 years old.
- A child of Jan Thijs van der Meulen and Geertje Arends
- This information was last updated on July 15, 2019.
Household of Theunis Jans van der Meulen
(1) He is married to Margje Jacobs.
They got married about 1728.
Child(ren):
- Sultjen Theunis van der Meulen 1729-????
(2) He is married to Elisabeth Klaar.
Permission for the marriage has been obtained in Amsterdam on January 8, 1745.Source 3
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Historical events
Christening day January 15, 1708
- 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 1708: Source: Wikipedia
- March 11 » Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.
- March 23 » James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth as part of the planned French invasion of Britain.
- September 11 » Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish Empire ceases to be a major power.
- October 9 » Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya.
Day of death September 9, 1751
- The temperature on September 9, 1751 was about 14.0 °C. There was 7 mm of rainWind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: regen zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem IV (Huis van Oranje) was from 1747 till 1751 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- 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 1751: Source: Wikipedia
- July 6 » Pope Benedict XIV suppresses the Patriarchate of Aquileia and establishes from its territory the Archdiocese of Udine and Gorizia.
- December 14 » The Theresian Military Academy is founded in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
Same birth/death day
- 1676 » Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve, French soldier, founded Montreal (b. 1612)
- 1680 » Henry Marten, English lawyer and politician (b. 1602)
- 1755 » Johann Lorenz von Mosheim, German historian and author (b. 1694)
- 1806 » William Paterson, Irish-American judge and politician, 2nd Governor of New Jersey (b. 1745)
- 1815 » John Singleton Copley, American-English colonial and painter (b. 1738)
- 1834 » James Weddell, Belgian-English sailor and navigator (b. 1787)
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