Family tree Potten » Wilhelmus Potten (1787-1788)
Personal data Wilhelmus Potten
- He was born on May 12, 1787 in Blitterswijck, Limburg, Nederland.
Bron: kerkelijk reg. 1787 Blitterswijck.
Witnesses: Petrus Potten, Anna Potten,
- He was christened.
- Religion: Rooms Katholiek.
- He died on April 20, 1788 in Blitterswijck, Limburg, Nederland.
- A child of Henricus (Peter) Potten and Matthea Walraven
- This information was last updated on February 5, 2010.
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Birthday May 12, 1787
- The temperature on May 12, 1787 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: 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 1787: Source: Wikipedia
- January 11 » William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus.
- February 3 » Militia led by General Benjamin Lincoln crush the remnants of Shays' Rebellion in Petersham, Massachusetts.
- May 25 » After a delay of 11 days, the United States Constitutional Convention formally convenes in Philadelphia after a quorum of seven states is secured.
- August 6 » Sixty proof sheets of the Constitution of the United States are delivered to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- October 29 » Mozart's opera Don Giovanni receives its first performance in Prague.
- December 18 » New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
Day of death April 20, 1788
- The temperature on April 20, 1788 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. 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 1788: Source: Wikipedia
- January 2 » Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
- January 9 » Connecticut becomes the fifth state to ratify the Constitution.
- January 20 » The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides that Port Jackson is a more suitable location for a colony.
- February 6 » Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
- March 6 » The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement.
- March 21 » A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.
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Paul Potten, "Family tree Potten", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-potten/I144.php : accessed February 5, 2026), "Wilhelmus Potten (1787-1788)".