Family tree Griffioen Jellema Friese Adel » Jan Gaeles Hoekstra (1775-< 1815)

Personal data Jan Gaeles Hoekstra 


Household of Jan Gaeles Hoekstra

He is married to Sjieuwke Hijltjes (Sjuwke Sjoeke) Kuperus (Cuiperus).

They were married in church on June 12, 1803 at Finkum, Leeuwarderadeel, Friesland, he was 27 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Klaas Jans Hoekstra  1804-1863 
  2. Gaele Jans Hoekstra  1809-1894 
  3. Jan Jans Hoekstra  ± 1811-????

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Historical events

Birthday August 20, 1775

  • The temperature on August 20, 1775 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: zeer betrokken omtrent helder. 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 1775: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 14 » The first abolition society in North America is established. The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage is organized in Philadelphia by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush.
    • May 10 » American Revolutionary War: The Second Continental Congress takes place in Philadelphia.
    • June 17 » American Revolutionary War: Colonists inflict heavy casualties on British forces while losing the Battle of Bunker Hill.
    • July 8 » The Olive Branch Petition is signed by the Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies of North America.
    • July 27 » Founding of the U.S. Army Medical Department: The Second Continental Congress passes legislation establishing "an hospital for an army consisting of 20,000 men."
    • December 5 » At Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox begins his historic transport of artillery to Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Christening day September 17, 1775

  • The temperature on September 17, 1775 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-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 1775: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 20 » American Revolutionary War: The Siege of Boston begins, following the battles at Lexington and Concord.
    • May 20 » The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence is allegedly signed in Charlotte, North Carolina.
    • July 29 » Founding of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps: General George Washington appoints William Tudor as Judge Advocate of the Continental Army.
    • September 8 » The unsuccessful Rising of the Priests in Malta.
    • September 17 » American Revolutionary War: The Invasion of Canada begins with the Siege of Fort St. Jean.
    • December 3 » USSAlfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones.

Day of marriage June 12, 1803

  • The temperature on June 12, 1803 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: winderig betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1803: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 26 » Thousands of meteor fragments fall from the skies of L'Aigle, France; the event convinces European scientists that meteors exist.
    • July 5 » The Convention of Artlenburg is signed, leading to the French occupation of the Electorate of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king).
    • July 26 » The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London, United Kingdom.
    • November 18 » The Battle of Vertières, the last major battle of the Haitian Revolution, is fought, leading to the establishment of the Republic of Haiti, the first black republic in the Western Hemisphere.
    • November 30 » In New Orleans, Spanish representatives officially transfer the Louisiana Territory to a French representative. Just 20 days later, France transfers the same land to the United States as the Louisiana Purchase.
    • November 30 » The Balmis Expedition starts in Spain with the aim of vaccinating millions against smallpox in Spanish America and Philippines.


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