Family tree Weening » Geert Halbes Dijkstra (1757-1829)
Personal data Geert Halbes Dijkstra
- He was born in Westergeest, gem. Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland.Source 1
- He was christened on April 24, 1757 in Westergeest, gem. Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland.
- He died on May 6, 1829 in Westergeest, gem. Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland.Source 2
- A child of Halbe Jans and Geertje Hendriks
- This information was last updated on December 4, 2024.
Household of Geert Halbes Dijkstra
(1) He is married to Folkjen Alberts.
They got married on May 20, 1782 at Westergeest, gem. Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland.Source 3
Child(ren):
(2) He is married to Maaike Sjoerds Verwerda.
They got married about 1790 at Oudwoude, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).
Child(ren):
- Jan Geerts Dijkstra 1804-1831
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Christening day April 24, 1757
- The temperature on April 24, 1757 was about 7.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken regen. 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 1757: Source: Wikipedia
- January 5 » Louis XV of France survives an assassination attempt by Robert-François Damiens, the last person to be executed in France by drawing and quartering, the traditional and gruesome form of capital punishment used for regicides.
- March 14 » Admiral Sir John Byng is executed by firing squad aboard HMSMonarch for breach of the Articles of War.
- May 6 » Battle of Prague: A Prussian army fights an Austrian army in Prague during the Seven Years' War.
- May 6 » The end of Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War, and the end of Burmese Civil War (1740–1757).
- December 5 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Leuthen: Frederick II of Prussia leads Prussian forces to a decisive victory over Austrian forces under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine.
- December 31 » Empress Elizabeth I of Russia issues her ukase incorporating Königsberg into Russia.
Day of marriage May 20, 1782
- The temperature on May 20, 1782 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. 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)
- In the year 1782: Source: Wikipedia
- March 8 » Gnadenhutten massacre: Ninety-six Native Americans in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, who had converted to Christianity, are killed by Pennsylvania militiamen in retaliation for raids carried out by other Indian tribes.
- April 6 » King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day Thailand) establishes the Chakri dynasty.
- April 9 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of the Saintes begins.
- June 20 » The U.S. Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States.
- August 7 » George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit to honor soldiers wounded in battle. It is later renamed to the more poetic Purple Heart.
- August 19 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Blue Licks: The last major engagement of the war, almost ten months after the surrender of the British commander Charles Cornwallis following the Siege of Yorktown.
Day of death May 6, 1829
- The temperature on May 6, 1829 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. 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 1829: Source: Wikipedia
- April 25 » Charles Fremantle arrives in HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the United Kingdom.
- May 2 » After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of HMSChallenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia.
- June 10 » The first Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on the Thames in London.
- July 23 » In the United States, William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter.
- October 1 » South African College is founded in Cape Town, South Africa. It will later separate into the University of Cape Town and the South African College Schools.
- November 30 » First Welland Canal opens for a trial run, five years to the day from the ground breaking.
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