Family tree van de Veer - Postma » Jan Freerks Dijkstra (1718-1793)
Personal data Jan Freerks Dijkstra
- He was born on November 27, 1718 in Engelum, Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Nederland.
- He was baptized on November 27, 1718 in Beetgum, Menaldumadeel, Friesland.
- Occupations:
- Gardenier.
- Diaken.
- He died on March 5, 1793 in Beetgum / Bitgum, Menaldumadeel, Friesland, NL, he was 74 years old.
- A child of Ferk Jacobs Dijkstra and Jancke Willems
Household of Jan Freerks Dijkstra
He is married to Lijbrigje Gerrits.
They got married on May 13, 1753 at Beetgum / Bitgum, Menaldumadeel, Friesland, NL, he was 34 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday November 27, 1718
- The temperature on November 27, 1718 was about 10.0 °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 1718: Source: Wikipedia
- May 7 » The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville.
- May 15 » James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents the world's first machine gun.
- June 26 » Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, Peter the Great's son, mysteriously dies after being sentenced to death by his father for plotting against him.
- November 22 » Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard.
- November 30 » King Charles XII of Sweden dies during a siege of the fortress of Fredriksten in Norway.
- December 17 » War of the Quadruple Alliance: Great Britain declares war on Spain.
Day of marriage May 13, 1753
- The temperature on May 13, 1753 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. 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 1753: Source: Wikipedia
- February 17 » In Sweden February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
- May 1 » Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
Day of death March 5, 1793
- The temperature on March 5, 1793 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: 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)
- In the year 1793: Source: Wikipedia
- January 23 » Second Partition of Poland.
- July 23 » Kingdom of Prussia re-conquers Mainz from France.
- August 10 » The Musée du Louvre is officially opened in Paris, France.
- September 17 » War of the Pyrenees: France defeats a Spanish force at the Battle of Peyrestortes.
- December 9 » New York City's first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster.
- December 18 » Surrender of the frigate La Lutine by French Royalists to Lord Samuel Hood; renamed HMSLutine, she later becomes a famous treasure wreck.
Same birth/death day
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- 1746 » Robert R. Livingston, American lawyer and politician, 1st United States Secretary for Foreign Affairs († 1813)
- 1754 » Georg Forster, German-Polish ethnologist and journalist († 1794)
- 1759 » Franz Krommer, Czech violinist and composer († 1831)
- 1770 » Crispus Attucks, American slave (b. 1723)
- 1778 » Thomas Arne, English composer and educator (b. 1710)
- 1815 » Franz Mesmer, German physician and astrologist (b. 1734)
- 1827 » Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1745)
- 1827 » Pierre-Simon Laplace, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1749)
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Olga D. van de Veer, "Family tree van de Veer - Postma", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-postma/I788.php : accessed January 9, 2026), "Jan Freerks Dijkstra (1718-1793)".