Gerrit Van Hoesen1740–?
- Name
- Gerrit Van Hoesen
- Given names
- Gerrit
- Surname
- Van Hoesen
| Birth | 16 August 1740 39 40 Loonenburg, New York, USA |
| Birth of a brother | 25 March 1742 (Age 19 months) Loonenburg, New York, USA
younger brother -
Abraham Van Hoesen
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| Marriage of a sister | Jannetje Van Hoesen - View family 1746 (Age 5) Loonenburg, New York, USA
brother-in-law -
Johannes Hendric Schermerhorn
elder sister -
Jannetje Van Hoesen
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| Marriage of a brother | Johannes Van Hoesen - View family 1762 (Age 21)
elder brother -
Johannes Van Hoesen
sister-in-law -
Cornelia Beeker
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| Marriage | Elizabeth Liebecks Van Hoesen - View family 1763 (Age 22) |
| Australian History | 1770 (Age 29) Note: English Lieutenant James Cook's expedition in HM Bark Endeavour charts the eastern coast, and claims it for the British Crown. Australia dubbed 'terra nullius' i.e., according to the European legal precepts of the era, it was 'owned' by no-one. |
| Death of a father | 1788 (Age 47)
father -
Jacob Van Hoesen
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| Australian History | 1788 (Age 47) Note: The British First Fleet, led by Governor Arthur Phillip arrives in New South Wales to found first European settlement and penal colony at Sydney. Colony includes 'all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean' and running westward to the 135th meridian east. This claim included the islands of New Zealand, which were administered as part of New South Wales. Note: British settlement founded at Norfolk Island. |
| Australian History | 1790 (Age 49) Note: Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis. |
| Australian History | 1792 (Age 51) Note: Two French ships, La Recherche and L'Esp�rance, anchor at Recherche Bay, near the southernmost point of Tasmania at a time when England and France were racing around the globe to be the first to discover and colonise Australia. Note: Governor Philip returns to England, accompanied by his friend Bennelong and a companion who become the first Australian born person to sail to Europe. |
| Australian History | 1797 (Age 56) Note: Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia. |
| Australian History | 1798 (Age 57) Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Australian History | 1803 (Age 62) Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | 1804 (Age 63) Note: A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. Note: Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the second Battle of Vinegar Hill Note: The Risdon settlement is moved to Sullivan's Cove (now Hobart) by Colonel David Collins. |
| Death of a brother | 1807 (Age 66)
elder brother -
Petrus Van Hoesen
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| Australian History | 1808 (Age 67) Note: The Rum Rebellion |
| Australian History | 1817 (Age 76) Note: John Oxley charts the Lachlan River Note: Australia's first bank, the Bank of New South Wales, opens in Macquarie Place, Sydney (it became Westpac in 1982). Note: Governor Lachlan Macquarie petitioned the British Admiralty to use the name 'Australia' instead of 'New Holland' |
| Australian History | 1818 (Age 77) Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Australian History | 1824 (Age 83) Note: A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. Note: Bathurst and Melville Islands are annexed. Note: Permission granted to change the name of the continent from 'New Holland' to 'Australia' Note: 1824-25 - Hume and Hovell expedition travels overland to Port Phillip Bay, discovers Murray River |
| Australian History | 1825 (Age 84) Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Australian History | 1828 (Age 87) Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 1829 (Age 88) Note: The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain. |
| Australian History | 1830 (Age 89) Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | 1831 (Age 90) Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Australian History | 1832 (Age 91) Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Australian History | 1833 (Age 92) Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Australian History | 1835 (Age 94) Note: John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. Note: William Wentworth establishes Australian Patriotic Association (Australia's first political party) to demand democracy for New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1836 (Age 95) Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1838 (Age 97) Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Australian History | 1839 (Age 98) Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Australian History | 1840 (Age 99) Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Australian History | 1841 (Age 100) Note: New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1842 (Age 101) Note: Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1843 (Age 102) Note: Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property). |
| Death | yes |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
Jacob Van Hoesen
Birth 5 January 1701 46 Athens, Loonenburgh, Albany, New York, USA Death 1788 (Age 86) Loading...
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-11 months mother |
Gertrude Albertsen
Christening 18 February 1700 Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA Death yes Loading...
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Marriage: 28 April 1725 — Albany, New York, USA |
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9 months #1 elder sister |
Jannetje Van Hoesen
Birth 10 February 1726 25 25 Loonenburg, New York, USA Death yes Loading...
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19 months #2 elder brother |
Johannes Van Hoesen
Birth 20 September 1727 26 27 Loonenburg, New York, USA Death yes Loading...
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13 months #3 elder brother |
Jan Van Hoesen
Birth 29 October 1728 27 28 Loonenburg, New York, USA Death yes Loading...
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17 months #4 elder sister |
Geesche Van Hoesen
Birth 12 April 1730 29 30 Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA Death yes Loading...
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1 year #5 elder brother |
Petrus Van Hoesen
Birth 12 April 1731 30 31 Loonenburg, New York, USA Death 1807 (Age 75) Loading...
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3 years #6 elder brother |
Cornelis Van Hoesen
Birth 1 July 1734 33 34 Loonenburg, New York, USA Death yes Loading...
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3 years #7 elder brother |
Jacob Van Hoesen
Birth 24 January 1737 36 36 Loonenburg, New York, USA Death yes Loading...
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18 months #8 elder sister |
Helena Van Hoesen
Birth 31 July 1738 37 38 Loonenburg, New York, USA Death yes Loading...
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2 years #9 himself |
Gerrit Van Hoesen
Birth 16 August 1740 39 40 Loonenburg, New York, USA Death yes Loading...
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19 months #10 younger brother |
Abraham Van Hoesen
Birth 25 March 1742 41 42 Loonenburg, New York, USA Death yes Loading...
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| #11 brother |
John Van Hoesen
Death yes Loading...
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| Family with Elizabeth Liebecks Van Hoesen - View family |
| himself |
Gerrit Van Hoesen
Birth 16 August 1740 39 40 Loonenburg, New York, USA Death yes Loading...
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| wife |
Elizabeth Liebecks Van Hoesen
Death yes Loading...
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Marriage: 1763 |
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