Family tree Corbey » Petrus "Peter" Smeets (1730-1788)

Day of marriage June 16, 1754

• The temperature on June 16, 1754 was about 19.0 °C. There was 24 mm of rainWind direction mainly east. Weather type: geheel betrokken onweer. 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)
• Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1754: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 28 » Sir Horace Walpole coins the word serendipity in a letter to a friend.
  • May 28 » French and Indian War: In the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia under the 22-year-old Lieutenant colonel George Washington defeat a French reconnaissance party in the Battle of Jumonville Glen in what is now Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania.
  • July 3 » French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces.

Day of death November 17, 1788

• The temperature on November 17, 1788 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: 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 1788: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 26 » The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day.
  • February 6 » Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
  • March 21 » A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.
  • April 7 » American pioneers to the Northwest Territory establish Marietta, Ohio as the first permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory.
  • May 8 » King Louis XVI of France attempts to impose the reforms of Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne by abolishing the parlements.
  • July 26 » New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States.

Day of burial November 19, 1788

• The temperature on November 19, 1788 was about 5.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: 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 1788: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 20 » The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides that Port Jackson is a more suitable location for a colony.
  • January 26 » The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day.
  • March 6 » The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement.
  • April 7 » American pioneers to the Northwest Territory establish Marietta, Ohio as the first permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory.
  • April 28 » Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution.
  • June 7 » French Revolution: Day of the Tiles: Civilians in Grenoble toss roof tiles and various objects down upon royal troops.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1768 » Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (b. 1693)
• 1776 » James Ferguson, Scottish astronomer and instrument maker (b. 1710)
• 1780 » Bernardo Bellotto, Italian painter and illustrator (b. 1720)
• 1796 » Catherine the Great, of Russia (b. 1729)
• 1808 » David Zeisberger, Czech-American pastor and missionary (b. 1721)
• 1812 » John Walter, English Insurance underwriter and founder of The Times newspaper (b. 1738/1739)