Family tree Nieuwenhuizen-Van Ginkel en De Kruijf-Grootendorst » Johan Wolfgang "Jan" Föhn (Feun) (± 1705-1759)

Personal data Johan Wolfgang "Jan" Föhn (Feun) 

  • Nickname is Jan.
  • He was born about 1705 in Wiesenbronn, Germany.
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  • Religion: Lutheran.
  • He died December 1759 in Buren, Netherlands.
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  • He is buried on December 19, 1759 in Buren, Netherlands.
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Household of Johan Wolfgang "Jan" Föhn (Feun)

(1) He is married to Maria /Hertens/Harties Hertgers.

They got married on February 15, 1732 at Stevensweert, Netherlands.

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Child(ren):

  1. Anna Maria Feun  1731-1782
  2. Margreta Feun  1735-1767
  3. Eva Feun  1738-1819
  4. Willem Feun (Fun)  1740-1821
  5. Hermannus Feun  1741-1741
  6. Hermanus Fun  1742-1808 
  7. Reinhart Feun  1744-????
  8. Christiaan Feun  1745-????
  9. Wolfgang Feun  1747-1753


(2) He is married to Neeltje van Dieren.

They got married after 1747.


Notes about Johan Wolfgang "Jan" Föhn (Feun)

Babtised (Lutheran) ca 1705 in Wiesenbronn (Germany)

Joined the Lutheran Church in Amsterdam on 20 November 1733.

From the membership book of the church:

"Joann Wolfgang Föhn aus Wiesenbronn".

Wiesenbronn is in the 'Bundes Republiek Duitsland' east of Wurtzburg near Kitzingen.

Buried on 19-12-1759 in Buren.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Johan Wolfgang Föhn (Feun)

Johan Wolfgang Föhn (Feun)
± 1705-1759

(1) 1732
Margreta Feun
1735-1767
Eva Feun
1738-1819
Hermanus Fun
1742-1808
Reinhart Feun
1744-????
Wolfgang Feun
1747-1753
(2) > 1747

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Historical events

  • The temperature on February 15, 1732 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken. 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 1732: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 9 » James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of the future U.S. state of Georgia.
    • September 16 » In Campo Maior, Portugal, a storm hits the Armory and a violent explosion ensues, killing two thirds of its inhabitants.
    • November 29 » The magnitude 6.6 Irpinia earthquake causes 1,940 deaths in the former Kingdom of Naples, southern Italy.
    • December 7 » The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London, England.
  • The temperature on December 19, 1759 was about 0.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: dampig. 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 1759: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 15 » The British Museum opens to the public.
    • May 1 » Josiah Wedgwood founds the Wedgwood pottery company in Great Britain.
    • August 19 » Battle of Lagos Naval battle during the Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France.
    • September 13 » Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War.
    • November 25 » An earthquake hits the Mediterranean destroying Beirut and Damascus and killing 30,000-40,000.
    • December 31 » Arthur Guinness signs a 9,000 year lease at £45 per annum and starts brewing Guinness.

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Jan Nieuwenhuizen, "Family tree Nieuwenhuizen-Van Ginkel en De Kruijf-Grootendorst", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-nieuwenhuizen-van-ginkel-de-kruijf-grootendorst/I504084.php : accessed May 10, 2025), "Johan Wolfgang "Jan" Föhn (Feun) (± 1705-1759)".