Family tree Griffioen Jellema Friese Adel » Sytse Martens (1755-????)

Personal data Sytse Martens 

  • He was born in Nes, Westdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland.
  • He was christened on April 27, 1755 in Nes, Westdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland.
  • A child of Maarten Hillebrands and Jaike Sytses
  • This information was last updated on August 25, 2022.

Household of Sytse Martens

He is married to Ybeltje Jans Schaafstra.

They got married on June 8, 1778 at Westdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland.


Child(ren):

  1. Marten Sytzes Buurmans  1780-1851 
  3. Jan Sytzes Buurmans  1786-1830

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Historical events

Christening day April 27, 1755

  • The temperature on April 27, 1755 was about 10.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind 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)
  • Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1755: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 13 » Treaty of Giyanti signed by VOC, Pakubuwono III and Prince Mangkubumi. The treaty divides the Javanese kingdom of Mataram into 2: Sunanate of Surakarta and Sultanate of Yogyakarta.
    • April 2 » Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
    • April 15 » Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.
    • July 9 » The Braddock Expedition is soundly defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in what is now downtown Pittsburgh.
    • September 8 » French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George.
    • November 1 » In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.

Day of marriage June 8, 1778

  • The temperature on June 8, 1778 was about 15.0 °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 1778: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 14 » The United States flag is formally recognized by a foreign naval vessel for the first time, when French Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte renders a nine gun salute to USSRanger, commanded by John Paul Jones.
    • May 1 » American Revolution: The Battle of Crooked Billet begins in Hatboro, Pennsylvania.
    • July 4 » American Revolutionary War: U.S. forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign.
    • August 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.
    • November 11 » Cherry Valley massacre: Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces attack a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers.
    • December 15 » American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.

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