Family tree Van Soom » Petrus "Pierre" Van Cant (1742-1783)

Personal data Petrus "Pierre" Van Cant 


Household of Petrus "Pierre" Van Cant

He is married to Anna Catharina Willems.

They got married on May 5, 1767 at Vorselaar.


Child(ren):

  1. Lambertus Van Cant  1767-????
  2. Cornelius Van Cant  1773-????
  4. Joannes Van Cant  1776-1852 
  6. Maria Van Cant  1780-????

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Historical events

Christening day January 6, 1742

  • The temperature on January 6, 1742 was about -4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: betrokken sneeuw. 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 1742: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 24 » Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
    • February 16 » Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister.
    • April 13 » George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah makes its world-premiere in Dublin, Ireland.

Day of marriage May 5, 1767

  • The temperature on May 5, 1767 was about 7.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: hagel sneeuw regen betrokken. 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 1767: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 7 » End of Burmese–Siamese War (1765–67).
    • June 17 » Samuel Wallis, a British sea captain, sights Tahiti and is considered the first European to reach the island.
    • July 3 » Norway's oldest newspaper still in print, Adresseavisen, is founded and the first edition is published.
    • July 3 » Pitcairn Island is discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret.
    • August 26 » Jesuits all over Chile are arrested as the Spanish Empire suppresses the Society of Jesus.
    • October 11 » Surveying for the Mason–Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania is completed.

Day of death May 6, 1783

  • The temperature on May 6, 1783 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north by west. 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 1783: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 15 » Preliminary articles of peace ending the American Revolutionary War (or American War of Independence) are ratified.
    • June 4 » The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfière (hot air balloon).
    • June 22 » A poisonous cloud caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano in Iceland reaches Le Havre in France.
    • August 4 » Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing about 1,400 people. The eruption causes a famine, which results in an additional 20,000 deaths.
    • October 15 » The Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon makes the first human ascent, piloted by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier.
    • November 25 » American Revolutionary War: The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.


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