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Personal data Petrus Couperus 


Household of Petrus Couperus

He is married to Gerarda Steindam.

They got married on July 19, 1685 at Leeuwarden (Fr).Source 1


Child(ren):

  6. Lucas Petrus Couperus  1696-1780 


Notes about Petrus Couperus

Bron: http://www.couperus.org/Tree/wijnaendts.htm
He studied theology at the University of Franeker from May 22, 1677 till his candidacy in 1684. He was called by the church of his father in Warga and became its pastor in April 1685. He stayed in this congregation for 50 years! During this time heserved twice as army chaplain: 1708 and 1712. In 1694 he was a delegate to the Synod of Harlingen. The Reformed Church of Warga still possesses an oval silver bread plate for the Lord's Supper, that has the name of Rev. Petrus Couperus engraved onit. In July 1685, he was married to Geritie (later Gerarda) Steindam, baptized at Leeuwarden on August 10, 1660. She died at Warga, May 10, 1735, the day following the funeral of her husband. She was the daughter of Dr. Henricus Theodoruszn Steindam, lawyer at the court of Friesland and his wife Geeske (Gesina) Gerrits Duyff. They had 6 sons and 3 daughters, all of whom were alive at the time their parents passed away.

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Sources

  1. Trouwregister Hervormde gemeente Leeuwarden 1681-1688

Historical events

Day of marriage July 19, 1685

  • Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1685: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 6 » James II of England and VII of Scotland is proclaimed King upon the death of his brother Charles II.
    • February 20 » René-Robert Cavelier establishes Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas.
    • May 7 » Battle of Vrtijeljka between rebels and Ottoman forces.
    • June 20 » Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth declares himself King of England at Bridgwater.
    • July 6 » Battle of Sedgemoor: Last battle of the Monmouth Rebellion. troops of King James II defeat troops of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth.

Day of death April 27, 1735

  • The temperature on April 27, 1735 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1735: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 8 » The premiere of George Frideric Handel's Ariodante takes place at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
    • March 10 » An agreement between Nader Shah and Russia is signed near Ganja, Azerbaijan and Russian troops are withdrawn from occupied territories.
    • July 11 » Mathematical calculations suggest that it is on this day that dwarf planet Pluto moved inside the orbit of Neptune for the last time before 1979.
    • August 5 » Freedom of the press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York, on the basis that what he had published was true.

Day of burial May 9, 1735

  • The temperature on May 9, 1735 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1735: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 8 » The premiere of George Frideric Handel's Ariodante takes place at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
    • March 10 » An agreement between Nader Shah and Russia is signed near Ganja, Azerbaijan and Russian troops are withdrawn from occupied territories.
    • July 11 » Mathematical calculations suggest that it is on this day that dwarf planet Pluto moved inside the orbit of Neptune for the last time before 1979.
    • August 5 » Freedom of the press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York, on the basis that what he had published was true.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia


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