Family tree Lars Werner » Jan BRAK (1717-1761)

Personal data Jan BRAK 

  • He was born on June 21, 1717 in Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, The Netherlands).
  • Profession: leraar der Doopsgesinde gemeente.
  • He died November 1761 in Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, The Netherlands), he was 44 years old.
  • He is buried on November 3, 1761 in Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, The Netherlands).
  • A child of Harmen BRAK and Jacomijntje van SWIETEN
  • This information was last updated on October 25, 2022.

Household of Jan BRAK

He is married to Cornelia van HALMAEL.

They got married on May 9, 1755 at Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, The Netherlands), he was 37 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan BRAK

Harmen BRAK
± 1700-1768

Jan BRAK
1717-1761

1755

Cornelia van HALMAEL
± 1718-1758


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Historical events

Birthday June 21, 1717

  • The temperature on June 21, 1717 was about 19.0 °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 1717: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 4 » The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance in an attempt to maintain the Treaty of Utrecht; Britain having signed a preliminary alliance with France on November 28 (November 17, 1716).
    • March 2 » The Loves of Mars and Venus is the first ballet performed in England.
    • March 31 » A sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, preached in the presence of King George I of Great Britain, provokes the Bangorian Controversy.
    • June 24 » The Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England).
    • August 22 » Spanish troops land on Sardinia.
    • September 29 » An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture.

Day of marriage May 9, 1755

  • The temperature on May 9, 1755 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by north. 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)
  • 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
    • January 25 » Moscow University is established on Tatiana Day.
    • 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.
    • July 25 » British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council order the deportation of the Acadians.

Day of burial November 3, 1761

  • The temperature on November 3, 1761 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by east. Weather type: geheel betrokken mist. 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)
  • Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1761: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 14 » The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas.
    • September 8 » Marriage of King George III of the United Kingdom to Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
    • September 22 » George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
    • December 16 » Seven Years' War: After a four-month siege, the Russians under Pyotr Rumyantsev take the Prussian fortress of Kołobrzeg.


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