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Personal data William Frederick Crooks 

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Household of William Frederick Crooks

He is married to Sarah Salome Mosher (Moser).

They got married on December 19, 1797 at Dutch Reformed Church, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, CANADA, he was 27 years old.


Child(ren):

  2. Sarah Crooks  1800-1871
  4. Maria Anna Crooks  1808-1882
  5. William Crooks  1810-1873
  6. John Crooks  ± 1812-± 1876
  7. Henry Crooks  1814-????
  8. Christiana Ann Crooks  1816-1856 
  9. Rachel Crooks  1818-????

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Frederick Crooks

William Frederick Crooks
1770-1822

1797

Sarah Salome Mosher (Moser)
1779-1866

Catharine Elizabeth Crooks
1798-1861
Sarah Crooks
1800-1871
Anna Elizabeth Crooks
1805-????
Maria Anna Crooks
1808-1882
William Crooks
1810-1873
John Crooks
± 1812-± 1876
Henry Crooks
1814-????
Christiana Ann Crooks
1816-1856
Rachel Crooks
1818-????

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  1. Hancock Web Site, Kelly Hancock, William Crooks, March 4, 2016
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  2. Booth Web Site, Reg Booth, William Frederick Crook, January 19, 2016
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Historical events

Birthday May 3, 1770

  • The temperature on May 3, 1770 was about 5.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: sneeuw hagel. 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
    • May 26 » The Orlov Revolt, an attempt to revolt against the Ottoman Empire before the Greek War of Independence, ends in disaster for the Greeks.
    • 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).
    • July 5 » The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins.
    • August 21 » James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.

Christening day May 9, 1770

  • The temperature on May 9, 1770 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. 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.
    • May 26 » The Orlov Revolt, an attempt to revolt against the Ottoman Empire before the Greek War of Independence, ends in disaster for the Greeks.
    • 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).
    • July 5 » The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins.
    • November 14 » James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile.

Day of marriage December 19, 1797

  • The temperature on December 19, 1797 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1797: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 13 » French Revolutionary Wars: A naval battle between a French ship of the line and two British frigates off the coast of Brittany ends with the French vessel running aground, resulting in over 900 deaths.
    • April 17 » Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico, in what would be one of the largest invasions of the Spanish territories in the Americas.
    • July 22 » Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Battle between Spanish and British naval forces during the French Revolutionary Wars. During the Battle, Rear-Admiral Nelson is wounded in the arm and the arm had to be partially amputated.
    • July 25 » Horatio Nelson loses more than 300 men and his right arm during the failed conquest attempt of Tenerife (Spain).
    • September 4 » Coup of 18 Fructidor in France.
    • October 18 » Treaty of Campo Formio is signed between France and Austria


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia


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