Family tree Weening » Claas Jans (1739-± 1789)

Personal data Claas Jans 

  • He was born in Giekerk, gem. Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland.Source 1
  • He was christened on February 15, 1739 in Giekerk, gem. Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland.
  • He died about 1789 in -.
  • This information was last updated on January 24, 2023.

Household of Claas Jans

He is married to Akke Cornelis.

They got married on April 17, 1774 at Roodkerk, gem. Dantumadeel (Fr).Source 2


Child(ren):

  1. Geertje Klazes Sikma  1775-1844 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Claas Jans

Claas Jans
1739-± 1789

1774

Akke Cornelis
1751-1831

Geertje Klazes Sikma
1775-1844

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Sources

  1. Doopboek Herv. gem. Oenkerk, Giekerk en Wijns, inventarisnummer 0711
  2. Trouwregister Hervormde gemeente Oudkerk Roodkerk, inventarisnummer 0718

Historical events

Christening day February 15, 1739

  • The temperature on February 15, 1739 was about 8.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken storm(achtig). 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 1739: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 1 » Bouvet Island, the world's remotest island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier.
    • February 17 » The Battle of Vasai commences as the Marathas move to invade Portuguese-occupied territory.
    • February 23 » At York Castle, the outlaw Dick Turpin is identified by his former schoolteacher. Turpin had been using the name Richard Palmer.
    • March 22 » Nader Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne.
    • May 16 » The Battle of Vasai concludes as the Marathas defeat the Portuguese army.
    • October 3 » The Treaty of Niš is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian–Turkish War.

Day of marriage April 17, 1774

  • The temperature on April 17, 1774 was about 9.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. 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)
  • In the year 1774: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 31 » American Revolutionary War: The Kingdom of Great Britain orders the port of Boston, Massachusetts closed pursuant to the Boston Port Act.
    • June 2 » Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act is enacted, allowing a governor in colonial America to house British soldiers in uninhabited houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings if suitable quarters are not provided.
    • June 13 » Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.
    • August 1 » British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
    • September 5 » First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia.
    • October 26 » The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.

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