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Personal data Willem Petersen 

  • He was born in the year 1672 in Harderwijk, Gelderland, The Netherlands, Hierden.
  • He died on November 15, 1720 in Harderwijk, Gelderland, The Netherlands, Hierden, he was 48 years old.
  • This information was last updated on June 23, 2024.

Household of Willem Petersen

He is married to Geertje Beenen.

They got married on June 16, 1695 at Harderwijk, Gelderland, The Netherlands, he was 23 years old.

Bruidegom/bruidWillem Peterssen
Bruidegom/bruidEvertjen Beenen
GebeurtenisTrouwen
Datum16-06-1695
GebeurtenisplaatsHarderwijk
DocumenttypeDTB Trouwen
ErfgoedinstellingGelders Archief
Plaats instellingArnhem
CollectiegebiedGelderland
Archief0176
Registratienummer834
Aktenummer157
Registratiedatum16-06-1695
AkteplaatsHarderwijk
CollectieHarderwijk
BoekHarderwijk
They were married in church on June 16, 1695 at Harderwijk, Gelderland, The Netherlands, he was 23 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Petertje Willemsen  1695-1756
  2. Evert Petersen  1697-< 1698
  3. Evert Willemsen  1698-1778
  4. Peter Willemsen  1700-1765 
  5. Weijne Willemsen  1702-1787
  6. Klaas Willemsen  1705-1760
  8. Beene Willemsen  1708-1766
  9. Lubbert Willemsen  1712-1758
  10. Hendrik Willemsen  1712-1783
  13. Willem Willemsen  1720-1782

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Historical events

Day of marriage June 16, 1695

  • Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1695: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 27 » Mustafa II becomes the Ottoman sultan and Caliph of Islam in Istanbul on the death of Ahmed II. Mustafa rules until his abdication in 1703.
    • August 15 » French forces end the bombardment of Brussels.
    • September 7 » Henry Every perpetrates one of the most profitable pirate raids in history with the capture of the Grand Mughal ship Ganj-i-Sawai. In response, Emperor Aurangzeb threatens to end all English trading in India.
    • November 20 » Zumbi, the last of the leaders of Quilombo dos Palmares in early Brazil, is executed by the forces of Portuguese bandeirante Domingos Jorge Velho - an event nowadays commemorated in Black Awareness Day.

Day of death November 15, 1720

  • The temperature on November 15, 1720 was about 5.0 °C. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1720: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 21 » Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm.
    • February 29 » Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden abdicates in favour of her husband, who becomes King Frederick I on March 24.
    • March 24 » Count Frederick of Hesse-Kassel is elected King of Sweden by the Riksdag of the Estates, after his consort Ulrika Eleonora abdicated the throne on 29 February
    • August 14 » The Spanish military Villasur expedition is wiped out by Pawnee and Otoe warriors near present-day Columbus, Nebraska.
    • October 20 » Caribbean pirate Calico Jack is captured by the Royal Navy.
    • November 9 » The synagogue of Judah HeHasid is burned down by Arab creditors, leading to the expulsion of the Ashkenazim from Jerusalem.


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