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Personal data Petrus "Peter Jan" Roef 

  • Nickname is Peter Jan.
  • He was christened on November 15, 1737 in Tilburg.
    Doopakte Petrus Roef 15-11-1737 Tilburg
    Gemeente Tilburg
    Brontype boek
    Archiefnummer 15
    Archiefnaam Doop-, trouw- en begraafboeken Tilburg en Goirle 1600-1810
    Deelnummer 8
    Bronnaam doopboek
    Registernaam Inv.nr. 008 - Tilburg - doopboek 1726-1740 St. Dionysiusparochie (rooms-katholieke parochie)
    Periode register 1726-1740
    Pagina 74v
    Plaats Tilburg
    Datum 15-11-1737

    Kind Petrus Roef

    Vader Petri Roef

    Moeder Jasperina Nauwens
  • He is buried on December 20, 1783 in Tilburg.
  • A child of Joannes Roef and Jasparina Hendrick Nouwens
  • This information was last updated on May 9, 2014.

Household of Petrus "Peter Jan" Roef

He is married to Johanna van Iersel.

Permission for the marriage has been obtained in Tilburg on July 28, 1770.

They were married in church on August 13, 1770 at Tilburg.


Child(ren):

  1. Adrianus Adriaan Roef  1773-1834 
  2. Margaretha Roef  ± 1781-1833 

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Historical events

Christening day November 15, 1737

  • The temperature on November 15, 1737 was about 7.0 °C. There was 7 mm of rainWind direction mainly north. Weather type: omtrent 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 1737: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 28 » The Marathas under Baji Rao I attack and defeat the Mughals in the Battle of Delhi.
    • September 20 » The finish of the Walking Purchase which forces the cession of 1.2 million acres (4,860km²) of Lenape-Delaware tribal land to the Pennsylvania Colony.
    • November 4 » The Teatro di San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated in Naples, Italy.
    • December 24 » The Marathas defeat the combined forces of the Mughal Empire, Rajputs of Jaipur, Nizam of Hyderabad, Nawab of Awadh and Nawab of Bengal in the Battle of Bhopal.

Day of marriage August 13, 1770

  • The temperature on August 13, 1770 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw. 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 1770: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 5 » Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including Crispus Attucks, are fatally shot by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence) five years later.
    • April 19 » Marie Antoinette marries Louis XVI of France in a proxy wedding.
    • April 20 » The Georgian king, Erekle II, abandoned by his Russian ally Count Totleben, wins a victory over Ottoman forces at Aspindza.
    • July 5 » The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins.
    • August 22 » James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales.
    • November 14 » James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile.

Day of burial December 20, 1783

  • The temperature on December 20, 1783 was about -1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-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 1783: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 5 » In Calabria, a sequence of strong earthquakes begins.
    • March 15 » In an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful and the threatened coup d'état never takes place.
    • April 15 » Preliminary articles of peace ending the American Revolutionary War (or American War of Independence) are ratified.
    • May 26 » A Great Jubilee Day held at North Stratford, Connecticut, celebrated the end of fighting in the American Revolution.
    • November 3 » The American Continental Army is disbanded.
    • December 4 » At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, U.S. General George Washington bids farewell to his officers.

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