Family tree Willems Hoogeloon-Best » Petrus KNAP (1747-1788)

Personal data Petrus KNAP 


Household of Petrus KNAP

He is married to Wilhelmina VOORHOF.

They got married on May 6, 1775 at 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, he was 27 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Wilhelmus KNAP  1777-1838

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Historical events

Birthday July 5, 1747

  • The temperature on July 5, 1747 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. 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.
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem IV (Huis van Oranje) was from 1747 till 1751 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1747: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 31 » The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital.
    • May 14 » War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre.
    • October 25 » War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral Edward Hawke defeats the French at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre.

Day of marriage May 6, 1775

  • The temperature on May 6, 1775 was about 14.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly west. Weather type: regen 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 1775: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 20 » American Revolutionary War: The Siege of Boston begins, following the battles at Lexington and Concord.
    • June 11 » The American Revolutionary War's first naval engagement, the Battle of Machias, results in the capture of a small British naval vessel.
    • June 14 » American Revolutionary War: the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United States Army.
    • July 3 » American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
    • July 26 » The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress. Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania takes office as Postmaster General.
    • July 29 » Founding of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps: General George Washington appoints William Tudor as Judge Advocate of the Continental Army.

Day of death July 18, 1788

  • The temperature on July 18, 1788 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly 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 1788: Source: Wikipedia
    • 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.
    • April 7 » American pioneers to the Northwest Territory establish Marietta, Ohio as the first permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory.
    • May 8 » King Louis XVI of France attempts to impose the reforms of Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne by abolishing the parlements.
    • May 23 » South Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution as the eighth American state.
    • June 7 » French Revolution: Day of the Tiles: Civilians in Grenoble toss roof tiles and various objects down upon royal troops.


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