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Personal data Geertruijt de Ruijter 


Household of Geertruijt de Ruijter

She is married to Willem van Rije.

They got married on June 17, 1736 at Dordrecht, Gemeente Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands, she was 37 years old.


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Historical events

Birthday March 22, 1699

  • Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1699: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 26 » For the first time, the Ottoman Empire permanently cedes territory to the Christian powers.
    • February 16 » First Leopoldine Diploma is issued by the Holy Roman Emperor, recognizing the Greek Catholic clergy enjoyed the same privileges as Roman Catholic priests in the Principality of Transylvania.
    • March 30 » Guru Gobind Singh establishes the Khalsa in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab.
    • April 14 » Khalsa: The Sikh religion was formalised as the Khalsa - the brotherhood of Warrior-Saints - by Guru Gobind Singh in northern India, in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar.

Day of marriage June 17, 1736

  • The temperature on June 17, 1736 was about 16.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken. 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 1736: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 26 » Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne.
    • March 8 » Nader Shah, founder of the Afsharid dynasty, is crowned Shah of Iran.
    • April 15 » Foundation of the Kingdom of Corsica.
    • May 26 » The Battle of Ackia was fought near the present site of Tupelo, Mississippi. British and Chickasaw soldiers repelled a French and Choctaw attack on the then-Chickasaw village of Ackia.
    • October 16 » Mathematician William Whiston's predicted comet fails to strike the Earth.

Day of death January 23, 1777

  • The temperature on January 23, 1777 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. 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 1777: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 8 » Regiments from Ansbach and Bayreuth, sent to support Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, mutiny in the town of Ochsenfurt.
    • August 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Americans led by General John Stark rout British and Brunswick troops under Friedrich Baum at the Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac, New York.
    • October 6 » American Revolutionary War: British forces capture Forts Clinton and Montgomery on the Hudson River.
    • October 7 » American Revolutionary War: The Americans defeat the British in the Second Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Bemis Heights.
    • October 22 » American Revolutionary War: American defenders of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River repulse repeated Hessian attacks in the Battle of Red Bank.
    • November 17 » Articles of Confederation (United States) are submitted to the states for ratification.

Day of burial January 31, 1777

  • The temperature on January 31, 1777 was about -1.0 °C. 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 1777: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 13 » American Revolutionary War: American forces are ambushed and defeated in the Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey.
    • April 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Ridgefield: A British invasion force engages and defeats Continental Army regulars and militia irregulars at Ridgefield, Connecticut.
    • June 13 » American Revolutionary War: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to help the Continental Congress to train its army.
    • September 11 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Brandywine: The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
    • September 26 » American Revolution: British troops occupy Philadelphia.
    • October 4 » American Revolutionary War: Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under William Howe.


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About the surname De Ruijter


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