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Personal data Dorothea Wilhelmus van der Willigen 


Household of Dorothea Wilhelmus van der Willigen

She is married to Joannes Nicolaas van Melis.

They got married on February 2, 1789 at Gemert, she was 34 years old.

Witnesses: Antonius Swinckels,

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    Historical events

    Christening day May 1, 1755

    • The temperature on May 1, 1755 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west by south. 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)
    • Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1755: Source: Wikipedia
      • June 16 » French and Indian War: The French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians.
      • July 9 » The Braddock Expedition is soundly defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in what is now downtown Pittsburgh.
      • July 25 » British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council order the deportation of the Acadians.
      • August 10 » Under the orders of Charles Lawrence, the British Army begins to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.
      • November 1 » In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.
      • November 25 » King Ferdinand VI of Spain grants royal protection to the Beaterio de la Compañia de Jesus, now known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.

    Day of marriage February 2, 1789

    • The temperature on February 2, 1789 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken mist. 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 1789: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 21 » The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth by William Hill Brown, is printed in Boston.
      • January 23 » Georgetown College, the first Catholic university in the United States, is founded in Georgetown, Maryland (now a part of Washington, D.C.).
      • April 20 » George Washington arrives at Grays Ferry, Philadelphia while en route to Manhattan for his inauguration.
      • May 5 » In France, the Estates-General convenes for the first time since 1614.
      • September 15 » The United States "Department of Foreign Affairs", established by law in July, is renamed the Department of State and given a variety of domestic duties.
      • September 25 » The United States Congress passes twelve constitutional amendments: the ten known as the Bill of Rights, the (unratified) Congressional Apportionment Amendment, and the Congressional Compensation Amendment.

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