Family tree Driessen » Alexander van der Capellen (1668-1730)

Personal data Alexander van der Capellen 


Household of Alexander van der Capellen

(1) He is married to Maria Johanna van Heeckeren.

They got married on January 29, 1709 at Zutphen, Gemeente Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands, he was 41 years old.


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(2) He is married to Sophia Margaretha Catharina van Wylich.

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Birthday January 15, 1668

Christening day January 16, 1668

Day of marriage January 29, 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 death January 30, 1730

  • The temperature on January 30, 1730 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north by west. Weather type: helder. 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 1730: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 8 » Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in New York City, is dedicated.
    • July 8 » An estimated magnitude 8.7 earthquake causes a tsunami that damages more than 1,000km (620mi) of Chile's coastline.
    • October 1 » Ahmed III is forced to abdicate as the Ottoman sultan.
    • October 22 » Construction of the Ladoga Canal is completed.
    • November 18 » The future Frederick II (known as Frederick the Great), King of Prussia, is granted a royal pardon and released from confinement.

Day of burial February 11, 1739

  • The temperature on February 11, 1739 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken storm(achtig). 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 1739: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 1 » Bouvet Island, the world's remotest island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier.
    • February 23 » At York Castle, the outlaw Dick Turpin is identified by his former schoolteacher. Turpin had been using the name Richard Palmer.
    • February 24 » Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nader Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah.
    • May 16 » The Battle of Vasai concludes as the Marathas defeat the Portuguese army.
    • September 9 » Stono Rebellion, the largest slave uprising in Britain's mainland North American colonies prior to the American Revolution, erupts near Charleston, South Carolina.
    • November 20 » Start of the Battle of Porto Bello between British and Spanish forces during the War of Jenkins' Ear.


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