Family tree Weening » Roelof Romkes Topstra (1782-± 1813)
Personal data Roelof Romkes Topstra
- He was born on June 28, 1782 in Kollum, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).Source 1
- He was christened on September 22, 1782 in Kollum, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).Source 1
- Profession: dagloner.
Militairen in leger en marine van Napoleon 1810-1813 uit de gemeente Kollumerland c.a. door J. Paasman: Broersma, Abe Heddes, geb.in 1790; zoon van Hedde Broersma; loteling lichting 1790 mairie Kollum; Vervangen door Roelof Romkes Topstra dagloner te Buitenpost Bronnen: RAF toegang 8/4059 nr.201. Fopstra, Roel Romkes, geb.te Kollum in 1782, wonende in Augsbuurt, namen ouders onbekend; Plaatsvervanger voor Abe Broersma, ( nadere gegevens onbekend) loteling canton Buitenpost Legeronderdeel onbekend; Bronnen: toegang 8 inv.nr.4059 nr.201.
- He died about 1813 in Augsbuurt, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).
Geen overlijdensakte gevonden. Waarschijnlijk in het leger van Napoleon omgekomen.
- A child of Romke Lieuwes Top and Ytje Roelofs
- This information was last updated on March 29, 2019.
Household of Roelof Romkes Topstra
He is married to Trijntje Berends Lanting.
They got married on May 12, 1805 at Kollum, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr), he was 22 years old.Source 2
Child(ren):
- Berend Roelofs 1805-< 1808
- Romke Roelofs Topstra 1812-1814
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Birthday June 28, 1782
- The temperature on June 28, 1782 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest by west. Weather type: omtrent 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)
- In the year 1782: Source: Wikipedia
- January 15 » Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris addresses the U.S. Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage.
- February 5 » Spanish defeat British forces and capture Menorca.
- February 27 » American Revolutionary War: The House of Commons of Great Britain votes against further war in America.
- 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 21 » The city of Rattanakosin, now known internationally as Bangkok, is founded on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River by King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke.
- May 6 » Construction begins on the Grand Palace, the royal residence of the King of Siam in Bangkok, at the command of King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke.
Christening day September 22, 1782
- The temperature on September 22, 1782 was about 15.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: 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.
- March 16 » Anglo-Spanish War (1779): Action of 16 March 1782.
- March 27 » Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
- April 6 » King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day Thailand) establishes the Chakri dynasty.
- November 30 » American Revolutionary War: Treaty of Paris: In Paris, representatives from the United States and Great Britain sign preliminary peace articles (later formalized as the 1783 Treaty of Paris).
- December 16 » British East India Company: Muharram Rebellion: Hada and Mada Miah lead the first anti-British uprising in the subcontinent against Robert Lindsay and his contingents in Sylhet Shahi Eidgah.
Day of marriage May 12, 1805
- The temperature on May 12, 1805 was about 9.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. 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 1805: Source: Wikipedia
- April 27 » First Barbary War: United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The "shores of Tripoli" part of the Marines' Hymn).
- May 17 » Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt.
- June 10 » First Barbary War: Yusuf Karamanli signs a treaty ending the hostilities between Tripolitania and the United States.
- June 13 » Lewis and Clark Expedition: Scouting ahead of the expedition, Meriwether Lewis and four companions sight the Great Falls of the Missouri River.
- October 16 » War of the Third Coalition: Napoleon surrounds the Austrian army at Ulm.
- October 21 » Napoleonic Wars: A British fleet led by Lord Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet under Admiral Villeneuve in the Battle of Trafalgar.
Same birth/death day
- 1734 » Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier, French organist and composer († 1794)
- 1742 » William Hooper, American physician, lawyer, and politician († 1790)
- 1824 » Paul Broca, French physician, anatomist, and anthropologist († 1880)
- 1825 » Emil Erlenmeyer, German chemist († 1909)
- 1831 » Joseph Joachim, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor († 1907)
- 1836 » Emmanuel Rhoides, Greek journalist and author († 1904)
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