Family tree Willems Hoogeloon-Best » David van der MERWE (1707-1784)

Personal data David van der MERWE 


Household of David van der MERWE

Waarschuwing Attention: Wife (Sophia van RENSBURG) is also his cousin.

(1) He is married to Hendrina HORSEL.

They got married on September 12, 1728 at Paarl, Drakenstein, Kaapse Wijnlanden, West-Kaap, Zuid-Afrika, he was 21 years old.


Child(ren):

  4. Izaak van der MERWE  1744-1771 


(2) He is married to Sophia van RENSBURG.

They got married on December 5, 1745 at Tulbagh, West-Kaap, Zuid-Afrika, he was 38 years old.


Child(ren):

  2. Carel van der MERWE  1755-> 1787 

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Birthday August 20, 1707

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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1707: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 16 » The Scottish Parliament ratifies the Act of Union, paving the way for the creation of Great Britain.
    • May 1 » The Act of Union joining England and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain takes effect.
    • August 20 » The first Siege of Pensacola comes to an end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.
    • October 22 » Four British naval vessels run aground on the Isles of Scilly because of faulty navigation. In response, the first Longitude Act is enacted in 1714.
    • October 28 » The 1707 Hōei earthquake causes more than 5,000 deaths in Japan.
    • November 30 » The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.

Day of marriage December 5, 1745

  • The temperature on December 5, 1745 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: betrokken geheel 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 1745: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 11 » War of the Austrian Succession: French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch–Hanoverian army.
    • June 28 » A New England colonial army captures the French fortifications at Louisbourg (New Style).
    • July 26 » The first recorded women's cricket match takes place near Guildford, England.
    • November 8 » Charles Edward Stuart invades England with an army of ~5000 that would later participate in the Battle of Culloden.
    • December 4 » Charles Edward Stuart's army reaches Derby, its furthest point during the Second Jacobite Rising.
    • December 6 » Charles Edward Stuart's army begins retreat during the second Jacobite Rising.

Day of death April 1, 1784

  • The temperature on April 1, 1784 was about -3 °C. Wind direction mainly north. 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 1784: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 14 » American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States - Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.
    • March 11 » The signing of the Treaty of Mangalore brings the Second Anglo-Mysore War to an end.
    • April 9 » The Treaty of Paris, ratified by the United States Congress on January 14, 1784, is ratified by King George III of the Kingdom of Great Britain, ending the American Revolutionary War. Copies of the ratified documents are exchanged on May 12, 1784.
    • June 4 » Élisabeth Thible becomes the first woman to fly in an untethered hot air balloon. Her flight covers four kilometres in 45 minutes, and reached 1,500 metres altitude (estimated).
    • August 23 » Western North Carolina (now eastern Tennessee) declares itself an independent state under the name of Franklin; it is not accepted into the United States, and only lasts for four years.
    • October 22 » Russia founds a colony on Kodiak Island, Alaska.


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