Family tree Van Soom » Antonius Waltherus Hofkens (1690-1753)
Personal data Antonius Waltherus Hofkens
- He was christened on June 11, 1690 in Brecht.
- He died on February 15, 1753 in Brecht.
- A child of Joannes Gabriel Hofkens and Maria Antonii Wouters
- This information was last updated on April 3, 2008.
Household of Antonius Waltherus Hofkens
(1) He is married to Paulina Joannes Cornelissen.
They got married before 1719.
(2) He is married to Anna Thijssen.
They got married on July 14, 1733 at Brecht.
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Historical events
Christening day June 11, 1690
- 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 1690: Source: Wikipedia
- February 3 » The colony of Massachusetts issues the first paper money in the Americas.
- February 15 » Constantin Cantemir, Prince of Moldavia, and the Holy Roman Empire sign a secret treaty in Sibiu, stipulating that Moldavia would support the actions led by the House of Habsburg against the Ottoman Empire.
- June 14 » King William III of England (William of Orange) lands in Ireland to confront the former King James II.
- July 1 » Glorious Revolution: Battle of the Boyne in Ireland (as reckoned under the Julian calendar).
- August 24 » Job Charnock of the East India Company establishes a factory in Calcutta, an event formerly considered the founding of the city (in 2003 the Calcutta High Court ruled that the city's foundation date is unknown).
- September 25 » Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick, the first newspaper to appear in the Americas, is published for the first and only time.
Day of marriage July 14, 1733
- Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
- 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 1733: Source: Wikipedia
- February 12 » Georgia Day: Englishman James Oglethorpe founds Georgia, the 13th colony of the Thirteen Colonies, by settling at Savannah.
- May 29 » The right of settlers in New France to enslave natives is upheld at Quebec City.
- July 30 » The first Masonic Grand Lodge in the future United States is constituted in Massachusetts.
- November 23 » The start of the 1733 slave insurrection on St. John in what was then the Danish West Indies.
Day of death February 15, 1753
- The temperature on February 15, 1753 was about 4.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer 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)
- Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1753: Source: Wikipedia
- February 17 » In Sweden February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
- May 1 » Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
Same birth/death day
- 1738 » Matthias Braun, Czech sculptor (b. 1684)
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- 1818 » Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (b. 1746)
- 1835 » Henry Hunt, English farmer and politician (b. 1773)
- 1839 » François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, Canadian rebel (b. 1803)
- 1842 » Archibald Menzies, Scottish surgeon and botanist (b. 1754)
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