Family tree Van der Molen » Willem (Jans) Joncker (1687-1770)

Christening day October 23, 1687

• Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1687: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 19 » Explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, is murdered by his own men.
  • July 5 » Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
  • August 12 » Battle of Mohács: Charles of Lorraine defeats the Ottoman Empire.
  • September 26 » Morean War: The Parthenon in Athens, used as a gunpowder depot by the Ottoman garrison, is partially destroyed after being bombarded during the Siege of the Acropolis by Venetian forces.
  • December 31 » The first Huguenots set sail from France to the Cape of Good Hope.

Day of marriage February 7, 1709

•  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 1709: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 2 » Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being shipwrecked on a desert island, inspiring Daniel Defoe's adventure book Robinson Crusoe.
  • June 28 » Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava.
  • July 8 » Peter I of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava, thus effectively ending Sweden's status as a major power in Europe.
  • August 8 » Bartolomeu de Gusmão demonstrates the lifting power of hot air in an audience before the king of Portugal in Lisbon, Portugal.
  • August 28 » Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.
  • September 11 » Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, Netherlands and Austria fight against France.

Day of death September 14, 1770

• The temperature on September 14, 1770 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: vochtig omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: 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.
  • June 19 » New Church Day: Emanuel Swedenborg writes: "The Lord sent forth His twelve disciples, who followed Him in the world into the whole spiritual world to preach the Gospel that the Lord God Jesus Christ reign. This took place on the 19th day of June, in the year 1770."
  • 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).
  • July 5 » The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins.
  • July 7 » The Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire takes place.
  • November 14 » James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile.

Day of burial September 18, 1770

• The temperature on September 18, 1770 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: 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 » Marie Antoinette marries Louis XVI of France in a proxy wedding.
  • April 29 » James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names.
  • 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 19 » New Church Day: Emanuel Swedenborg writes: "The Lord sent forth His twelve disciples, who followed Him in the world into the whole spiritual world to preach the Gospel that the Lord God Jesus Christ reign. This took place on the 19th day of June, in the year 1770."
  • July 7 » The Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire takes place.
  • November 14 » James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1715 » Dom Pérignon, French monk and priest (b. 1638)
• 1743 » Nicolas Lancret, French painter (b. 1690)
• 1749 » Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (b. 1675)
• 1759 » Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French general (b. 1712)
• 1807 » George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1724)
• 1821 » Heinrich Kuhl, German naturalist and zoologist (b. 1797)