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Personal data Luitzen Egberts (1) Houkes 

  • He was born on November 25, 1783 in Ureterp, Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands.
  • He was christened on January 18, 1784 in Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands.
    Doopboek Herv. gem. Ureterp en Siegerswoude, archiefnummer 28, Collectie doop-, trouw-, lidmaten- begraafboeken - Tresoar, inventarisnummer 0568. Gemeente: Opsterland. Periode: 1722-1811.
  • (Activities) in the year 1811 in Ureterp, Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands: Naamsaanneming 1811. Ureterp, Siegerswoude, Duurswoude, Bakkeveen, archiefnummer 29, Register van familienamen - Tresoar, inventarisnummer 0012. Periode: 1811-1825. Kind(eren): Jan 34, Schelloo, Luitsen 28, Haulerwijk, Eeuwe 19, Foxwolde, Zweitse 16, Siegerswoude, Hendrik 12, Siegerswoude, Bieke 31, Siegerswoude, Sibbeltje 25, Ureterp, Antje 22, Ureterp. Kleinkind(eren): (v. Jan) Egbert 3, Schelloo, Finnigjen ½, Schello. Ingeschreven Egbert Jans Houkes wonende te Siegerswoude.
  • He died on April 13, 1870 in Haulerwijk, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands, he was 86 years old.
    Overlijdensregister 1870, archiefnummer 30-27, Burgerlijke Stand Ooststellingwerf - Tresoar, inventarisnummer 3014, aktenummer 0059. Gemeente: Ooststellingwerf. Periode: 1870. Leeftijd: 86 jaar. Diversen: weduwnaar.
  • A child of Egbert Jans (2) Houkema and Marijke Luitzens
  • This information was last updated on February 20, 2024.

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He is married to Aaltje Luitzens (1) Veenstra.

They got married on May 13, 1810 at Donkerbroek, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands, he was 26 years old.

Trouwregister Hervormde gemeente Donkerbroek Haule Haulerwijk, archiefnummer 28, Collectie doop-, trouw-, lidmaten- begraafboeken - Tresoar, inventarisnummer 0548. Gemeente: Ooststellingwerf. Periode: 1772-1811.

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Birthday November 25, 1783

  • The temperature on November 25, 1783 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. 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 1783: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 18 » Three-Fifths Compromise: the first instance of black slaves in the United States of America being counted as three fifths of persons (for the purpose of taxation), in a resolution of the Congress of the Confederation. This was later adopted in the 1787 Constitution.
    • May 26 » A Great Jubilee Day held at North Stratford, Connecticut, celebrated the end of fighting in the American Revolution.
    • June 4 » The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfière (hot air balloon).
    • November 4 » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 36 is performed for the first time in Linz, Austria.
    • November 21 » In Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes, make the first untethered hot air balloon flight.
    • December 23 » George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland.

Christening day January 18, 1784

  • The temperature on January 18, 1784 was about -2 °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 1784: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 14 » American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States - Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.
    • March 11 » The signing of the Treaty of Mangalore brings the Second Anglo-Mysore War to an end.
    • March 22 » The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current location in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.
    • April 9 » The Treaty of Paris, ratified by the United States Congress on January 14, 1784, is ratified by King George III of the Kingdom of Great Britain, ending the American Revolutionary War. Copies of the ratified documents are exchanged on May 12, 1784.
    • June 4 » Élisabeth Thible becomes the first woman to fly in an untethered hot air balloon. Her flight covers four kilometres in 45 minutes, and reached 1,500 metres altitude (estimated).
    • August 23 » Western North Carolina (now eastern Tennessee) declares itself an independent state under the name of Franklin; it is not accepted into the United States, and only lasts for four years.

Day of marriage May 13, 1810

  • The temperature on May 13, 1810 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: storm(achtig) omtrent helder nevel. 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 1810: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 4 » Napoleonic Wars: Britain seizes Guadeloupe.
    • April 20 » The governor of Caracas, Venezuela declares independence from Spain.
    • September 16 » With the Grito de Dolores, Father Miguel Hidalgo begins Mexico's fight for independence from Spain.
    • September 18 » First Government Junta in Chile. Though supposed to rule only during the Peninsular War in Spain, it is in fact the first step towards independence from Spain, and is commemorated as such.
    • October 12 » The citizens of Munich hold the first Oktoberfest.
    • November 17 » Sweden declares war on its ally the United Kingdom to begin the Anglo-Swedish War, although no fighting ever takes place.

Day of death April 13, 1870

  • The temperature on April 13, 1870 was about 14.0 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 23 » In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre.
    • March 1 » Marshal F. S. López dies during the Battle of Cerro Corá thus marking the end of the Paraguayan War.
    • May 12 » The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15.
    • May 14 » The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.
    • August 18 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought.
    • December 12 » Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.


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