Family tree Griffioen Jellema Friese Adel » Johannes Thomas (Tomas Thomes) Towesma (1758-1795)

Personal data Johannes Thomas (Tomas Thomes) Towesma 


Household of Johannes Thomas (Tomas Thomes) Towesma

He is married to Klaaske Reins (Klaske) Boersma.

They got married on October 16, 1785 at Birdaard, Dantumadeel, Friesland.

Trouwregister Hervormde gemeente Birdaard Janum
Bron: DTB Trouwen
Soort registratie: DTB inschrijving trouwen
Datum: 16-10-1785
Plaats: Birdaard
Soort akte: bevestiging huwelijk
Bruidegom Johannes Tomas wonende te Birdaard
Bruid Klaaske Reins wonende te Wijns

Child(ren):


Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Johannes Thomas (Tomas Thomes) Towesma?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


Timeline Johannes Thomas (Tomas Thomes) Towesma

  This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info. Symbols used: grootouders grandparents   ouders parents   broers-zussen brothers/sisters   kinderen children

Ancestors (and descendant) of Johannes Thomas (Tomas Thomes) Towesma


With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).

The data shown has no sources.

Historical events

Christening day January 15, 1758

  • The temperature on January 15, 1758 was about 0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. 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 1758: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 12 » French and Indian War: Siege of Louisbourg: James Wolfe's attack at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, commences.
    • August 29 » The Treaty of Easton establishes the first American Indian reservation, at Indian Mills, New Jersey, for the Lenape.
    • September 11 » Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War.
    • October 14 » Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great suffers a rare defeat at the Battle of Hochkirch.
    • November 25 » French and Indian War: British forces capture Fort Duquesne from French control. Later, Fort Pitt will be built nearby and grow into modern Pittsburgh.
    • December 25 » Halley's Comet is sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch, confirming Edmund Halley's prediction of its passage. This was the first passage of a comet predicted ahead of time.

Day of marriage October 16, 1785

  • The temperature on October 16, 1785 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: 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 1785: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 7 » Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries travel from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in a gas balloon.
    • January 20 » Invading Siamese forces attempt to exploit the political chaos in Vietnam, but are ambushed and annihilated at the Mekong river by the Tây Sơn in the Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút.
    • January 27 » The University of Georgia is founded, the first public university in the United States.
    • November 28 » The first Treaty of Hopewell is signed, by which the United States acknowledges Cherokee lands in what is now East Tennessee.

Day of death June 1, 1795

  • The temperature on June 1, 1795 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: 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)
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    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 1795: Source: Wikipedia
    • August 31 » War of the First Coalition: The British capture Trincomalee (present-day Sri Lanka) from the Dutch in order to keep it out of French hands.
    • October 1 » More than a year after the Battle of Sprimont, the Austrian Netherlands (present-day Belgium) are officially annexed by Revolutionary France.
    • October 24 » Poland is completely consumed by Russia, Prussia and Austria.
    • October 27 » The United States and Spain sign the Treaty of Madrid, which establishes the boundaries between Spanish colonies and the U.S.
    • November 25 » Partitions of Poland: Stanisław August Poniatowski, the last king of independent Poland, is forced to abdicate and is exiled to Russia.
    • December 28 » Construction of Yonge Street, formerly recognized as the longest street in the world, begins in York, Upper Canada (present-day Toronto).


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Towesma

  • View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname Towesma.
  • Check the information Open Archives has about Towesma.
  • Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching Towesma.

The Family tree Griffioen Jellema Friese Adel publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Joke Koster, "Family tree Griffioen Jellema Friese Adel", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-griffioen-koster/I272006.php : accessed May 21, 2024), "Johannes Thomas (Tomas Thomes) Towesma (1758-1795)".