Vries/van der Lijn » Jan Woelesius (1682-1752)

Personal data Jan Woelesius 


Household of Jan Woelesius

(1) He is married to Grietien Olchers.

They got married in the year 1710 at Appingedam, GR, NLD, he was 28 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Hinderica Woelesius  1719-????
  2. Renskjen Woelesius  1722-????
  4. Hendrica Woelesius  1729-????
  5. Catharina Woelesius  1712-1795 
  6. Lambertus Woelesius  1714-????
  7. Niclaasch Woelesius  1717-???? 


(2) He is married to Margaretha Rosenbergh.

They got married on May 5, 1752 at Groningen, GR, NLD, he was 70 years old.

(huwelijkscontract), Niclaasch/Woelesius/, Catharina/Woelesius/, Renskjen/Woelesius/

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Historical events

Christening day January 1, 1682

  • 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 1682: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 9 » Robert Cavelier de La Salle discovers the mouth of the Mississippi River, claims it for France and names it Louisiana.
    • May 6 » Louis XIV of France moves his court to the Palace of Versailles.
    • August 24 » William Penn receives the area that is now the state of Delaware, and adds it to his colony of Pennsylvania.
    • September 14 » Bishop Gore School, one of the oldest schools in Wales, is founded.
    • October 27 » Philadelphia is founded in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Day of marriage May 5, 1752

  • The temperature on May 5, 1752 was about 10.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: regen 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 1752: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 29 » King Alaungpaya founds Konbaung Dynasty, the last dynasty of Burmese monarchy.
    • April 20 » Start of Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War, a new phase in the Burmese Civil War (1740–57).
    • June 15 » Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity (traditional date, the exact date is unknown).
    • September 2 » Great Britain, along with its overseas possessions, adopts the Gregorian calendar.
    • September 14 » The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2).

About the surname Woelesius


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