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Personal data Wessel Korten 


Household of Wessel Korten

He is married to Gertruyd Horstmans.

They got married on April 14, 1758 at Ruurlo.


Child(ren):

  1. Berend Korten  1759-1808 
  2. Engbert Korten  1762-1830 
  3. Teunis Korten  1772-1852 

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Historical events

Christening day November 17, 1726

  • The temperature on November 17, 1726 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: betrokken. 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 1726: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 13 » Parliament of Negrete between Mapuche and Spanish authorities in Chile bring an end to the Mapuche uprising of 1723–26.
    • February 19 » The Supreme Privy Council is established in Russia.
    • May 9 » Five men arrested during a raid on Mother Clap's molly house in London are executed at Tyburn.
    • October 28 » The novel Gulliver's Travels is published.

Day of marriage April 14, 1758

  • The temperature on April 14, 1758 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: geheel betrokken hagel sneeuw. 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 1758: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 24 » During the Seven Years' War the leading burghers of Königsberg submit to Elizabeth of Russia, thus forming Russian Prussia (until 1763).
    • June 12 » French and Indian War: Siege of Louisbourg: James Wolfe's attack at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, commences.
    • July 26 » French and Indian War: The Siege of Louisbourg ends with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
    • August 25 » Seven Years' War: Frederick II of Prussia defeats the Russian army at the Battle of Zorndorf.
    • October 14 » Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great suffers a rare defeat at the Battle of Hochkirch.
    • December 13 » The English transport ship Duke William sinks in the North Atlantic, killing over 360 people.

Day of death September 13, 1791

  • The temperature on September 13, 1791 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: 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)
  • In the year 1791: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 2 » Big Bottom massacre in the Ohio Country, North America, marking the beginning of the Northwest Indian War.
    • March 4 » Vermont is admitted to the United States as the fourteenth state.
    • May 3 » The Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
    • July 14 » The Priestley Riots drive Joseph Priestley, a supporter of the French Revolution, out of Birmingham, England.
    • August 14 » Slaves from plantations in Saint-Domingue hold a Vodou ceremony led by houngan Dutty Boukman at Bois Caïman, marking the start of the Haitian Revolution.
    • August 26 » John Fitch is granted a United States patent for the steamboat.

Day of burial September 16, 1791

  • The temperature on September 16, 1791 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-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 1791: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 18 » Congress passes a law admitting the state of Vermont to the Union, effective 4 March, after that state had existed for 14 years as a de facto independent largely unrecognized state.
    • March 4 » The Constitutional Act of 1791 is introduced by the British House of Commons in London which envisages the separation of Canada into Lower Canada (Quebec) and Upper Canada (Ontario).
    • July 14 » The Priestley Riots drive Joseph Priestley, a supporter of the French Revolution, out of Birmingham, England.
    • August 7 » American troops destroy the Miami town of Kenapacomaqua near the site of present-day Logansport, Indiana in the Northwest Indian War.
    • October 1 » First session of the French Legislative Assembly.
    • December 4 » The first edition of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published.

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