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Johannes was a resident of Claverack, NY during most of his life, though he died at Coxsackie, Greene County, NY where he appears to have been at some point after the Revolutionary War, of which he was an active participant. According to the testimony of his son Gloude, He was chairman of the Committee of Safety for the town of Claverack. He resided in a large brick house which was used as a fort during the war.
1728
May 30
birthClaverack, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ Had a twin brother Cornelis, and also a sister Heltjye one year older born on the same day. 1 Source ⇓ |
1728 • August 14 – Vitus Bering sails northward from the Kamchatka Peninsula, through the Bering Strait, and round Cape Dezhnev. |
1728
May 30
1728 • October 23 – The Copenhagen Fire of 1728 (the largest in the city's history) burns. |
1750
May 29
Age: 21y
marriageChristyntje Le Maistre Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
1750 • Traveller Jonas Hanway leaves St. Petersburg to return home via Germany and the Netherlands. Later the same year, Hanway reputedly becomes the first Englishman to use an umbrella (a French fashion). |
1754
Sep 27
Age: 26y
birth of childGloude Van Deusen |
1754 • French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French Capt. Louis Coulon de Villiers. |
1757
Dec 27
Age: 29y
birth of childCornelis Van Deusen |
1757 • August 9 – French and Indian War: A French army under Louis-Joseph de Montcalm forces the English to surrender Fort William Henry. The French army's Indian allies slaughter the survivors for unclear reasons. |
1759
Aug 15
Age: 31y
birth of childAriaentje Van Deusen |
1759 • The town of Egedesminde (modern Aasiaat) is founded in Greenland. |
1761
Nov 14
Age: 33y
birth of childJohn Van Deusen |
1761 • July 17 - The first section of the Bridgewater Canal is opened, for the transportation of coal from local mines to Manchester.BBC History, July 2011, p 12 |
1764
Jul 12
Age: 36y
birth of childJacobus Van Deusen Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1764 • The French government withdraws the wartime taxes. |
1770
Feb 3
Age: 41y
marriageMaritie Bronck 1 Source ⇓ |
1770 • Fourteen-year-old Marie Antoinette arrives at the French court. |
1803
Age: 74y
birth of childJohn V Van Deusen |
1803 • Odisha, India is occupied by the British under the British East India Company after the Second Anglo-Maratha War. |
1803
Oct 14
Age: 75y
1803 • Battle of Delhi, during the Second Anglo-Maratha War, between British troops under General Lake, and Marathas of Scindia's army under General Louis Bourquin. |