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Personal data Wilhelmus Joannes de Wit 

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  • He was born on December 23, 1687 in Bakel en Milheeze.

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was older than 65 years (78) when child (Petronella de Wit) was born (??-??-1765).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was older than 65 years (72) when child (Gerardus Beijers) was born (??-??-1759).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was older than 65 years (75) when child (Catharina de Wit) was born (August 16, 1763).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was older than 65 years (73) when child (Joannes Beijers) was born (June 12, 1761).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was older than 65 years (68) when child (Petrus Beijers) was born (October 21, 1756).

  • He died on April 2, 1773 in Bakel en Milheeze, he was 85 years old.

Household of Wilhelmus Joannes de Wit

(1) He is married to Cornelia Anthonius Mansfelders.

They got married on August 5, 1725 at Bakel en Milheeze, he was 37 years old.


Child(ren):

  2. Jacoba de Wit  ± 1755-1819
  3. Petrus Beijers  1756-????
  4. Gerardus Beijers  1759-1811
  5. Joannes Beijers  1761-????
  6. Catharina de Wit  1763-1836
  7. Petronella de Wit  1765-1829


(2) He is married to Lutgarta Willibrord Gerarts (de Wit).

They got married on September 24, 1718 at Bakel en Milheeze, he was 30 years old.

Event (Death of Spouse).

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Sources

  1. van der Putten Web Site, Frans van der Putten, *Wilhelmus Joannis de Wit, September 26, 2016
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  2. De Greef Web Site, rien de greef, Wilhelmus Joannes de Wit, December 12, 2015
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    Petrus Beyers
    Birth names: Joannes Petrus BeijersJoannes Petrus BeijrsJoannes Petrus BeyersJohan, Pierre BeijersPetrus Bijers
    Gender: Male
    Birth: 1724 - Of Asten, Noord Brabant, Nederland
    Christening: July 23 1725 - Vlierden, Brabant (North), Netherlands
    Marriage: Spouse: Luitgarda de Wit - Feb 18 1753 - Bakel-En-Milheeze, Pays-Bas
    Death: Nov 3 1791 - Vlierden, Pays-Bas
    Burial: Nov 5 1791 - Asten, Brabant (North), Netherlands
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Historical events

Birthday December 23, 1687

  • 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 1687: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 19 » Explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, is murdered by his own men.
    • July 5 » Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
    • August 12 » Battle of Mohács: Charles of Lorraine defeats the Ottoman Empire.
    • September 26 » Morean War: The Parthenon in Athens, used as a gunpowder depot by the Ottoman garrison, is partially destroyed after being bombarded during the Siege of the Acropolis by Venetian forces.
    • December 31 » The first Huguenots set sail from France to the Cape of Good Hope.

Day of marriage September 24, 1718

  • The temperature on September 24, 1718 was about 15.0 °C. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1718: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 7 » The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville.
    • May 15 » James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents the world's first machine gun.
    • June 26 » Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, Peter the Great's son, mysteriously dies after being sentenced to death by his father for plotting against him.
    • July 21 » The Treaty of Passarowitz between the Ottoman Empire, Austria and the Republic of Venice is signed.
    • November 22 » Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard.
    • November 30 » King Charles XII of Sweden dies during a siege of the fortress of Fredriksten in Norway.

Day of death April 2, 1773

  • The temperature on April 2, 1773 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: hagel sneeuw 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 1773: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 17 » Captain James Cook leads the first expedition to sail south of the Antarctic Circle.
    • May 10 » The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by reducing taxes on its tea and granting it the right to sell tea directly to North America. The legislation leads to the Boston Tea Party.
    • June 1 » Wolraad Woltemade rescues 14 sailors at the Cape of Good Hope from the sinking ship De Jonge Thomas by riding his horse into the sea seven times. He drowned on his eighth attempt.
    • June 17 » Cúcuta, Colombia, is founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar.
    • October 12 » America's first insane asylum opens.
    • December 16 » American Revolution: Boston Tea Party: Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians dump hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.


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