Family tree Ten Have » Cornelius Fockens (1708-1777)

Christening day July 29, 1708

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  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1708: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 11 » Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.
  • March 23 » James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth as part of the planned French invasion of Britain.
  • September 11 » Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish Empire ceases to be a major power.
  • October 9 » Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya.

Day of marriage January 16, 1737

• The temperature on January 16, 1737 was about 7.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
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  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1737: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 28 » The Marathas under Baji Rao I attack and defeat the Mughals in the Battle of Delhi.
  • September 20 » The finish of the Walking Purchase which forces the cession of 1.2 million acres (4,860km²) of Lenape-Delaware tribal land to the Pennsylvania Colony.
  • November 4 » The Teatro di San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated in Naples, Italy.
  • December 24 » The Marathas defeat the combined forces of the Mughal Empire, Rajputs of Jaipur, Nizam of Hyderabad, Nawab of Awadh and Nawab of Bengal in the Battle of Bhopal.

Day of death May 26, 1777

• The temperature on May 26, 1777 was about 10.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly north-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 1777: Source: Wikipedia
  • April 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Ridgefield: A British invasion force engages and defeats Continental Army regulars and militia irregulars at Ridgefield, Connecticut.
  • June 14 » The Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Act of 1777 adopting the Stars and Stripes as the Flag of the United States.
  • October 6 » American Revolutionary War: British forces capture Forts Clinton and Montgomery on the Hudson River.
  • November 29 » San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe by José Joaquín Moraga. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California.
  • December 17 » American Revolution: France formally recognizes the United States.
  • December 19 » American Revolutionary War: George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

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• 1742 » Pylyp Orlyk, Ukrainian diplomat (b. 1672)
• 1746 » Thomas Southerne, Irish playwright (b. 1660)
• 1762 » Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher and academic (b. 1714)
• 1799 » James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, Scottish linguist, biologist, and judge (b. 1714)
• 1818 » Manuel Rodríguez Erdoíza, Chilean lawyer and guerrilla leader (b. 1785)
• 1818 » Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Russian field marshal and politician, Governor-General of Finland (b. 1761)