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Personal data Peter Potten 


Household of Peter Potten

(1) He is married to Joanna Hueben Alias Jenneke Aghten.

They got married on April 15, 1733 at Blitterswijck, Limburg, Nederland.

Witnesses: Michael Potten,

Child(ren):

  1. Petrus Wilhelm Potten  1735-1792 
  2. Anna Maria Potten  1739-1798 
  3. Joannes Potten  1741-????


(2) He is married to Petronella Cuijpers.

They got married on November 7, 1742 at Meerlo, Limburg, Nederland.

Bron: kerkelijk reg. 16-32V8-9 Meerlo
Witnesses: Huw. getuigen: Michael Potten,

Child(ren):

  1. Joanna Potten  1744-1817
  2. Willem Potten  1747-1816 
  3. Matheus Potten  1748-????
  4. Peter Potten  1749-± 1754
  5. Johanna Maria Potten  1754-???? 


(3) He is married to Theodora Schaeps.

They got married

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Historical events

  • Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  •  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 1702: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 8 » Queen Anne, the younger sister of Mary II, becomes Queen regnant of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
    • March 11 » The Daily Courant, England's first national daily newspaper, is published for the first time.
    • July 19 » Great Northern War: A numerically superior Polish-Saxon army of Augustus II the Strong, operating from an advantageous defensive position, is defeated by a Swedish army half its size under the command of King Charles XII in the Battle of Klissow.
    • November 10 » English colonists under the command of James Moore besiege Spanish St. Augustine during Queen Anne's War.
    • December 30 » Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine.
  • The temperature on November 7, 1742 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen hagel. 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 1742: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 24 » Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
    • February 16 » Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister.
    • April 13 » George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah makes its world-premiere in Dublin, Ireland.
  • The temperature on April 30, 1788 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-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 1788: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 19 » The second group of ships of the First Fleet arrive at Botany Bay.
    • January 26 » The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day.
    • February 6 » Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
    • April 28 » Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution.
    • May 8 » King Louis XVI of France attempts to impose the reforms of Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne by abolishing the parlements.
    • July 25 » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completes his Symphony No. 40 in G minor (K550).


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