Family tree Van Dijk » Wolter Schunselaar (1775-1842)

Personal data Wolter Schunselaar 


Household of Wolter Schunselaar

He is married to Johanna Poelemans.

They got married


Child(ren):

  1. Mannes Schunselaar  1814-1849 

Ancestors (and descendant) of Wolter Schunselaar

Wolter Schunselaar
1775-1842


Johanna Poelemans
1778-1815

Mannes Schunselaar
1814-1849

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Historical events

Birthday August 7, 1775

  • The temperature on August 7, 1775 was about 18.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: regen donker. 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 1775: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 9 » American Revolutionary War: The British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.
    • March 8 » An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.
    • April 20 » American Revolutionary War: The Siege of Boston begins, following the battles at Lexington and Concord.
    • May 10 » American Revolutionary War: A small Colonial militia led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold captures Fort Ticonderoga.
    • July 26 » The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress. Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania takes office as Postmaster General.
    • July 29 » Founding of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps: General George Washington appoints William Tudor as Judge Advocate of the Continental Army.

Day of death August 20, 1842

  • The temperature on August 20, 1842 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1842: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • February 7 » Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien.
    • March 9 » Giuseppe Verdi's third opera, Nabucco, receives its première performance in Milan; its success establishes Verdi as one of Italy's foremost opera composers.
    • March 17 » The Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is formed.
    • May 8 » A train derails and catches fire in Paris, killing between 52 and 200 people.
    • May 30 » John Francis attempts to murder Queen Victoria as she drives down Constitution Hill in London with Prince Albert.
    • August 1 » The Lombard Street riot erupts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.


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About the surname Schunselaar


The Family tree Van Dijk publication was prepared by wijlen Jan van Dijk (contact is not possible).
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