Family tree Weening » Geertje Gerrits (1761-1811)

Personal data Geertje Gerrits 

  • She was born on February 1, 1761 in Oostwold, gem. Leek, Groningen, Nederland.
  • Profession: landbouwerse.
  • She died on July 13, 1811 in Den Ham, gem. Aduard, Groningen, Nederland, she was 50 years old.Source 1
  • This information was last updated on January 3, 2024.

Household of Geertje Gerrits

She is married to Menne Drewes.

They got married on August 3, 1788 at Den Ham, gem. Aduard, Groningen, Nederland, she was 27 years old.Source 2


Child(ren):

  1. Ewold Mennes Drewes  1801-1882 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Geertje Gerrits

Geertje Gerrits
1761-1811

1788

Menne Drewes
1743-1819

Ewold Mennes Drewes
1801-1882

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Sources

  1. Aangegeven lijken 1806-1811 - Kerkelijke gemeente Den Ham en Fransum
  2. Kerkeboek 1684-1811 - Kerkelijke gemeente Den Ham en Fransum

Historical events

Birthday February 1, 1761

  • The temperature on February 1, 1761 was about 0.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: 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)
  • Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1761: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 14 » The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas.
    • September 8 » Marriage of King George III of the United Kingdom to Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
    • September 22 » George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
    • December 16 » Seven Years' War: After a four-month siege, the Russians under Pyotr Rumyantsev take the Prussian fortress of Kołobrzeg.

Day of marriage August 3, 1788

  • The temperature on August 3, 1788 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north by west. 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 1788: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 2 » Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
    • January 20 » The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides that Port Jackson is a more suitable location for a colony.
    • February 6 » Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
    • June 11 » Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.
    • June 21 » New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
    • June 25 » Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.

Day of death July 13, 1811

  • The temperature on July 13, 1811 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken mist. 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 1811: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 12 » Peninsular War: A day after a successful rearguard action, French Marshal Michel Ney once again successfully delays the pursuing Anglo-Portuguese force at the Battle of Redinha.
    • May 5 » Peninsular War: In the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro, the British-Portuguese Army repels an attempt by the French Army of Portugal to relieve the besieged city of Almeida.
    • May 14 » Paraguay: Pedro Juan Caballero, Fulgencio Yegros and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia start actions to depose the Spanish governor.
    • August 3 » First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps by brothers Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer.
    • October 11 » The Juliana begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry in New York harbor.
    • November 7 » Tecumseh's War: The Battle of Tippecanoe is fought near present-day Battle Ground, Indiana, United States.


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