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Personal data Merten (Marten) Gijsbertsen 


Household of Merten (Marten) Gijsbertsen

He is married to Janna Gerrits.

They got married on November 14, 1756 at Voorthuizen.


Child(ren):

  1. Hendrikje Martens  1757-????
  4. Hendrina Martens  1760-????
  6. Jan Martens van 't Hof  1776-1849 

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Historical events

Christening day August 14, 1718

  • The temperature on August 14, 1718 was about 18.0 °C. Source: KNMI
  •  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 1718: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 7 » The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville.
    • May 15 » James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents the world's first machine gun.
    • June 26 » Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, Peter the Great's son, mysteriously dies after being sentenced to death by his father for plotting against him.
    • November 22 » Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard.
    • November 30 » King Charles XII of Sweden dies during a siege of the fortress of Fredriksten in Norway.
    • December 17 » War of the Quadruple Alliance: Great Britain declares war on Spain.

Day of marriage November 14, 1756

  • The temperature on November 14, 1756 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by east. Weather type: geheel betrokken vochtig. 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 1756: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 18 » The Seven Years' War begins when Great Britain declares war on France.
    • June 20 » A British garrison is imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta.
    • July 30 » In Saint Petersburg, Bartolomeo Rastrelli presents the newly built Catherine Palace to Empress Elizabeth and her courtiers.
    • August 29 » Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War in Europe.
    • September 8 » French and Indian War: Kittanning Expedition.

Day of death October 16, 1779

  • The temperature on October 16, 1779 was about 16.0 °C. There was 2 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: regen 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 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Kettle Creek is fought in Georgia.
    • March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
    • 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).
    • June 24 » American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
    • July 6 » Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces during the American Revolutionary War.
    • September 28 » American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.

Day of burial October 17, 1779

  • The temperature on October 17, 1779 was about 13.0 °C. There was 46 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: weerlicht donder regen half bewolkt. 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
    • June 1 » The court-martial for malfeasance of Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, begins.
    • June 24 » American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
    • July 6 » Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces during the American Revolutionary War.
    • 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 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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