Family tree Eilander » Jan Biesterbosch (1707-1779)

Personal data Jan Biesterbosch 


Household of Jan Biesterbosch

He is married to Geertje van Detten.

They were married in church on December 19, 1741 at Kampen, he was 34 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Gerrit Biesterbosch  1742-1799 

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Historical events

Christening day September 13, 1707

  •  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 1707: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 16 » The Scottish Parliament ratifies the Act of Union, paving the way for the creation of Great Britain.
    • April 25 » A coalition of Britain, the Netherlands and Portugal is defeated by a Franco-Spanish army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession.
    • May 1 » The Act of Union joining England and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain takes effect.
    • August 20 » The first Siege of Pensacola comes to an end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.
    • October 28 » The 1707 Hōei earthquake causes more than 5,000 deaths in Japan.
    • November 30 » The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.

Day of marriage December 19, 1741

  • The temperature on December 19, 1741 was about 4.0 °C. There was 46 mm of rainWind direction mainly south. Weather type: regen zeer betrokken. 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 1741: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 13 » The Battle of Cartagena de Indias (part of the War of Jenkins' Ear) begins.
    • March 18 » New York governor George Clarke's complex at Fort George is burned in an arson attack, starting the New York Conspiracy of 1741.
    • April 10 » War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz.
    • June 25 » Maria Theresa is crowned Queen of Hungary.
    • August 10 » King Marthanda Varma of Travancore defeats the Dutch East India Company at the Battle of Colachel, effectively bringing about the end of the Dutch colonial rule in India.
    • September 14 » George Frideric Handel completes his oratorio Messiah.

Day of death October 10, 1779

  • The temperature on October 10, 1779 was about 14.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind 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 1779: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 14 » James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
    • March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
    • June 1 » The court-martial for malfeasance of Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, begins.
    • July 6 » Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces during the American Revolutionary War.
    • August 13 » American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United States naval forces prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
    • October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.

Day of burial October 13, 1779

  • The temperature on October 13, 1779 was about 15.0 °C. There was 46 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: regen 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 1779: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 14 » James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
    • May 13 » War of the Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement Austria receives the part of its territory that was taken from it (the Innviertel).
    • July 16 » American Revolutionary War: Light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a midnight bayonet attack at the Battle of Stony Point.
    • September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins.
    • September 28 » American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.
    • October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.


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About the surname Biesterbosch


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