Family tree Roessen » Gerrit van der Meij (1770-????)

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    1. https://www.erfgoedleiden.nl/collecties/personen/zoek-op-personen/deeds/b62a495c-fd3c-cb1a-d76c-01572cce5a39

    Historical events

    Christening day July 15, 1770

    • The temperature on July 15, 1770 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw. 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 1770: Source: Wikipedia
      • April 19 » Captain James Cook, still holding the rank of lieutenant, sights the eastern coast of what is now Australia.
      • May 26 » The Orlov Revolt, an attempt to revolt against the Ottoman Empire before the Greek War of Independence, ends in disaster for the Greeks.
      • June 11 » British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
      • July 1 » Lexell's Comet is seen closer to the Earth than any other comet in recorded history, approaching to a distance of 0.0146 astronomical units (2,180,000km; 1,360,000mi).
      • August 21 » James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
      • November 14 » James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile.

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    Alexander Roessen, "Family tree Roessen", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-roessen/I12840.php : accessed February 2, 2026), "Gerrit van der Meij (1770-????)".