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Personal data Tjitze Gerrits 


Household of Tjitze Gerrits

He is married to Ytje Wiegers Hellema.

They got married on November 8, 1789 at Hallum, gem. Ferwerderadeel (Fr).Source 2


Child(ren):

  2. Doeke Tjitzes Memerda  1799-1878 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Tjitze Gerrits

Tjitze Gerrits
1739-1808

1789

Ytje Wiegers Hellema
1768-1831

Grietje Tjitzes Memerda
1792-1870
Doeke Tjitzes Memerda
1799-1878

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Sources

  1. register van overledenen Grietenij Ferwerderadeel 1806-1811
  2. Trouwregister Hervormde gemeente Hallum 1699-1811

Historical events

Christening day September 6, 1739

  • The temperature on September 6, 1739 was about 18.0 °C. There was 2 mm of rainWind direction mainly north. Weather type: geheel betrokken. 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 24 » Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nader Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah.
    • 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.
    • September 18 » The Treaty of Belgrade is signed, whereby Austria cedes lands south of the Sava and Danube rivers to the Ottoman Empire.
    • November 20 » Start of the Battle of Porto Bello between British and Spanish forces during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

Day of marriage November 8, 1789

  • The temperature on November 8, 1789 was about 3.0 °C. There was 66 mm of rainWind direction mainly south 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 1789: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 30 » Tây Sơn forces emerge victorious against Qing armies and liberate the capital Thăng Long.
    • February 4 » George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
    • July 9 » In Versailles, the National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution.
    • August 7 » The United States Department of War is established.
    • September 25 » The United States Congress passes twelve constitutional amendments: the ten known as the Bill of Rights, the (unratified) Congressional Apportionment Amendment, and the Congressional Compensation Amendment.
    • October 19 » John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.

Day of death October 23, 1808

  • The temperature on October 23, 1808 was about 7.0 °C. There was 48 mm of rainWind direction mainly south. Weather type: zeer betrokken. 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 1808: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 12 » John Rennie's scheme to defend St Mary's Church, Reculver, founded in 669, from coastal erosion is abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture and sculpture.
    • January 26 » The Rum Rebellion is the only successful (albeit short-lived) armed takeover of the government in New South Wales.
    • May 2 » Outbreak of the Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation. Francisco de Goya later memorializes this event in his painting The Second of May 1808.
    • May 3 » Finnish War: Sweden loses the fortress of Sveaborg to Russia.
    • December 20 » Peninsular War: The Siege of Zaragoza begins.
    • December 20 » The original Garden Theatre in London is destroyed by a fire, along with most of the scenery, costumes and scripts.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia


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