Family tree Weening » Geert Kornelis de Vries (-1861)

Personal data Geert Kornelis de Vries 

  • He was born in Wehe, gem. Leens, Groningen, Nederland.Source 1
  • He was christened on July 27, 1788 in Wehe, gem. Leens, Groningen, Nederland.
  • He was baptized.
  • Profession: landbouwersknecht.
  • He died on July 7, 1861 in Kloosterburen (Gr).Source 2
  • This information was last updated on November 16, 2025.

Household of Geert Kornelis de Vries

He is married to Martha Hansens Dijkstra.

They got married on November 19, 1814 at Kloosterburen (Gr).Source 3


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Geert Kornelis de Vries

Geert Kornelis de Vries
-1861

1814

Martha Hansens Dijkstra
1792-1857

Jakob Geerts de Vries
1820-????

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Sources

  1. Doopboek 1667-1804 - Kerkelijke gemeente Wehe en Zuurdijk
  2. Overlijdensregister Kloosterburen 1861
  3. Huwelijksregister Kloosterburen 1814

Historical events

Christening day July 27, 1788

  • The temperature on July 27, 1788 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly 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 9 » Connecticut becomes the fifth state to ratify the Constitution.
    • January 19 » The second group of ships of the First Fleet arrive at Botany Bay.
    • March 6 » The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement.
    • June 11 » Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.
    • June 21 » New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
    • July 25 » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completes his Symphony No. 40 in G minor (K550).

Day of marriage November 19, 1814

  • The temperature on November 19, 1814 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly 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 1814: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 14 » Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes the Kingdom of Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden in return for Pomerania.
    • May 17 » The Constitution of Norway is signed and Crown Prince Christian Frederick of Denmark is elected King of Norway by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly.
    • July 5 » War of 1812: Battle of Chippawa: American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippawa, Ontario.
    • August 24 » British troops invade Washington, D.C. and during the Burning of Washington the White House, the Capitol and many other buildings are set ablaze.
    • October 10 » War of 1812: The United States Revenue Marine attempts to defend the cutter Eagle from the Royal Navy.
    • December 24 » Representatives of the United Kingdom and the United States sign the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812.

Day of death July 7, 1861

  • The temperature on July 7, 1861 was about 19.5 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
  • In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 1 » American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States.
    • February 11 » American Civil War: The United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.
    • May 20 » American Civil War: The state of Kentucky proclaims its neutrality, which will last until September 3 when Confederate forces enter the state. Meanwhile, the State of North Carolina secedes from the Union.
    • May 29 » The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce is founded, in Hong Kong.
    • September 3 » American Civil War: Confederate General Leonidas Polk invades neutral Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for Union assistance.
    • November 21 » American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin Secretary of War.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia


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