Family tree Willems Hoogeloon-Best » Gerrit van der MERWE (1716-1770)

Personal data Gerrit van der MERWE 


Household of Gerrit van der MERWE

Waarschuwing Attention: Wife (Jacoba van HEERDEN) is also his cousin.

He is married to Jacoba van HEERDEN.

They got married.


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Birthday October 22, 1716

  • The temperature on October 22, 1716 was about 10.0 °C. 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 1716: Source: Wikipedia
    • July 8 » The Battle of Dynekilen forces Sweden to abandon its invasion of Norway.
    • August 5 » Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718): One-fifth of a Turkish army and the Grand Vizier are killed in the Battle of Petrovaradin.
    • August 21 » Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War: The arrival of naval reinforcements and the news of the Battle of Petrovaradin force the Ottomans to abandon the Siege of Corfu, thus preserving the Ionian Islands under Venetian rule.

Day of death February 9, 1770

  • The temperature on February 9, 1770 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. 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 1770: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 19 » Captain James Cook, still holding the rank of lieutenant, sights the eastern coast of what is now Australia.
    • June 11 » British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
    • June 19 » New Church Day: Emanuel Swedenborg writes: "The Lord sent forth His twelve disciples, who followed Him in the world into the whole spiritual world to preach the Gospel that the Lord God Jesus Christ reign. This took place on the 19th day of June, in the year 1770."
    • July 1 » Lexell's Comet is seen closer to the Earth than any other comet in recorded history, approaching to a distance of 0.0146 astronomical units (2,180,000km; 1,360,000mi).
    • August 21 » James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
    • August 22 » James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales.


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