Family tree Van Koert » Dirk Jansz. Boon (1679-1745)

Christening day May 5, 1679

• 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 1679: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 24 » King Charles II of England dissolves the Cavalier Parliament.
  • June 1 » The Scottish Covenanters defeat John Graham of Claverhouse at the Battle of Drumclog.
  • August 7 » The brigantine Le Griffon, commissioned by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the south-eastern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes of North America.

Day of marriage March 24, 1707

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  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1707: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 1 » John V is proclaimed King of Portugal and the Algarves in Lisbon.
  • January 16 » The Scottish Parliament ratifies the Act of Union, paving the way for the creation of Great Britain.
  • August 20 » The first Siege of Pensacola comes to an end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.
  • October 22 » Four British naval vessels run aground on the Isles of Scilly because of faulty navigation. In response, the first Longitude Act is enacted in 1714.
  • October 28 » The 1707 Hōei earthquake causes more than 5,000 deaths in Japan.
  • November 30 » The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.

Day of death January 30, 1745

• The temperature on January 30, 1745 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: regen geheel betrokken. 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 1745: Source: Wikipedia
  • May 11 » War of the Austrian Succession: French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch–Hanoverian army.
  • June 28 » A New England colonial army captures the French fortifications at Louisbourg (New Style).
  • July 26 » The first recorded women's cricket match takes place near Guildford, England.
  • August 19 » Prince Charles Edward Stuart raises his standard in Glenfinnan: The start of the Second Jacobite Rebellion, known as "the 45".
  • November 8 » Charles Edward Stuart invades England with an army of ~5000 that would later participate in the Battle of Culloden.
  • December 4 » Charles Edward Stuart's army reaches Derby, its furthest point during the Second Jacobite Rising.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1649 » Charles I of England (b. 1600)
• 1664 » Cornelis de Graeff, Dutch mayor (b. 1599)
• 1730 » Peter II of Russia (b. 1715)
• 1770 » Giovanni Pietro Francesco Agius de Soldanis, Maltese linguist, historian and cleric (b. 1712)
• 1836 » Betsy Ross, American seamstress, said to have designed the American Flag (b. 1752)
• 1838 » Osceola, American tribal leader (b. 1804)