Family tree van de Veer - Postma » Michiel Hendriks Damsma (± 1733-1797)
Personal data Michiel Hendriks Damsma
- He was born about 1733 in Dantumawoude, Friesland, Nederland.
- He was christened on April 12, 1733 in Dantumawoude, Dantumadeel, Friesland, Netherlands.
- Resident on April 15, 1757: Franeker, Friesland, Nederland.
- (Marriage) on May 15, 1757 in Franeker, Friesland, Netherlands.
- (Marriage) on March 17, 1782 in Dokkum, Friesland, Netherlands.
- He died between January 15, 1797 and January 23, 1797.
- He is buried on January 24, 1797 in Dokkum, Friesland, Netherlands.
- A child of Hendrik Jurjens and Pietje Folkerts
Household of Michiel Hendriks Damsma
He is married to Antje Fransen.
They got married on March 17, 1782 at Dokkum, Friesland, Nederland.
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Historical events
Christening day April 12, 1733
- The temperature on April 12, 1733 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: half bewolkt. 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 1733: Source: Wikipedia
- February 12 » Georgia Day: Englishman James Oglethorpe founds Georgia, the 13th colony of the Thirteen Colonies, by settling at Savannah.
- May 29 » The right of settlers in New France to enslave natives is upheld at Quebec City.
- July 30 » The first Masonic Grand Lodge in the future United States is constituted in Massachusetts.
- November 23 » The start of the 1733 slave insurrection on St. John in what was then the Danish West Indies.
Day of marriage March 17, 1782
- The temperature on March 17, 1782 was about 0.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. 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)
- In the year 1782: Source: Wikipedia
- February 27 » American Revolutionary War: The House of Commons of Great Britain votes against further war in America.
- March 27 » Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
- April 19 » John Adams secures the Dutch Republic's recognition of the United States as an independent government. The house which he had purchased in The Hague, Netherlands becomes the first American embassy.
- June 10 » King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day Thailand) is crowned.
- June 20 » The U.S. Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States.
- July 1 » Raid on Lunenburg: American privateers attack the British settlement of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
Day of burial January 24, 1797
- The temperature on January 24, 1797 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.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 1797: Source: Wikipedia
- February 4 » The Riobamba earthquake strikes Ecuador, causing up to 40,000 casualties.
- March 2 » The Bank of England issues the first one-pound and two-pound banknotes.
- March 16 » French Revolutionary Wars: An Austrian column is defeated by the French in the Battle of Valvasone.
- June 28 » French troops disembark in Corfu, beginning the French rule in the Ionian Islands.
- October 11 » The Royal Navy decisively defeats the Batavian Navy at Camperdown during the French Revolutionary Wars.
- November 16 » The Prussian heir apparent, Frederick William, becomes King of Prussia as Frederick William III.
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The Family tree van de Veer - Postma publication was prepared by Olga D. van de Veer.
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Olga D. van de Veer, "Family tree van de Veer - Postma", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-postma/I2132.php : accessed January 8, 2026), "Michiel Hendriks Damsma (± 1733-1797)".
Olga D. van de Veer, "Family tree van de Veer - Postma", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-postma/I2132.php : accessed January 8, 2026), "Michiel Hendriks Damsma (± 1733-1797)".