Sluzigers (e.a.) » Derk Pot (1826-1883)
Personal data Derk Pot
- He was born on September 13, 1826 in Zwartsluis.Source 1
- Birth registration on September 13, 1826.Source 1
Karel Jans Visscher witnessed this.
Gerrit Jacobs Verwer witnessed this. - Profession: until 1883 arbeider.Source 2
- Resident:
- in the year 1862: wijk 3, nr. 177, Zwartsluis.Source 3
- in the year 1878: wijk 1, nr. 126, Zwartsluis.Source 4
idem 1882
- He died on May 8, 1883 in Zwartsluis, he was 56 years old.Source 2
- Death registration on May 8, 1883.Source 2
- A child of Wicher Klaas Pot and Margje Derks Vos
- He was a witness at event on August 26, 1863 of nn Hoogeveen.
- This information was last updated on November 28, 2025.
Household of Derk Pot
He is married to Geesje Waard.
They got married on May 5, 1861 at Zwartsluis, he was 34 years old.Source 5
Jan Honing witnessed this.
Wicher Tiemens Schurink witnessed this.
Geerlig de Leeuw witnessed this.
Jan Batteram witnessed this.
Child(ren):
- Margje Pot 1862-1917
- Jan Pot 1864-1913
- Wicher Pot 1866-1938
- Grietje Pot 1869-1955
- Femmigje Pot 1872-1874
- Hendrikje Pot 1875-1904
- Klaas Pot 1878-1879
- Hilligje Pot 1882-1933
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Historical events
Birthday September 13, 1826
- The temperature on September 13, 1826 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder winderig. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.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 1826: Source: Wikipedia
- January 30 » The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales, is opened.
- February 11 » University College London is founded as University of London.
- April 10 » The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town of Missolonghi begin leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive.
- June 21 » Maniots defeat Egyptians under Ibrahim Pasha in the Battle of Vergas.
- October 7 » The Granite Railway begins operations as the first chartered railway in the U.S.
- December 24 » The Eggnog Riot at the United States Military Academy begins that night, wrapping up the following morning.
Day of marriage May 5, 1861
- The temperature on May 5, 1861 was about 4.7 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
- From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 21 » American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate.
- February 11 » American Civil War: The United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.
- February 18 » In Montgomery, Alabama, Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as the provisional President of the Confederate States of America.
- May 24 » American Civil War: Union troops occupy Alexandria, Virginia.
- September 3 » American Civil War: Confederate General Leonidas Polk invades neutral Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for Union assistance.
- September 6 » American Civil War: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant bloodlessly capture Paducah, Kentucky, giving the Union control of the Tennessee River's mouth.
Day of death May 8, 1883
- The temperature on May 8, 1883 was about 11.9 °C. There was 12 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- May 30 » In New York City, a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge killed twelve people.
- June 5 » The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris.
- August 27 » Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.
- October 4 » First meeting of the Boys' Brigade in Glasgow, Scotland.
- October 4 » First run of the Orient Express.
- November 30 » The style of western calendar, Common Era is conveyed to Joseon (Early-Modern Korean kingdom]].
Same birth/death day
- 1802 » Arnold Ruge, German philosopher and author († 1880)
- 1813 » John Sedgwick, American general and educator († 1864)
- 1818 » Lucy Goode Brooks, Former American slave and a founder of Friends' Asylum for Colored Orphans († 1900)
- 1819 » Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer († 1896)
- 1830 » Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian author († 1916)
- 1842 » John H. Bankhead, American soldier and politician († 1920)
- 1880 » Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (b. 1821)
- 1891 » Helena Blavatsky, Russian-English mystic and author (b. 1831)
- 1891 » John Robertson, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1816)
- 1893 » Manuel González Flores, Mexican general and president, 1880–1884 (b. 1833)
- 1903 » Paul Gauguin, French painter and sculptor (b. 1848)
- 1907 » Edmund G. Ross, American soldier and politician, 13th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1826)
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