Willem Dircksz Backer

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Willem Dircksz Backer

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Birthplace: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland (Netherlands)
Death: May 05, 1760 (78)
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland (Netherlands)
Immediate Family:

Son of Dirck Backer and Anna Susanna Roeters
Husband of Machtelina Henriëtte van der Goes and Christina van der Ghiessen
Father of Clara Susanna Backer; Dirck Backer, heer van Nootdorp and Hadewina Antonia Backer
Brother of Susanna Backer

Occupation: lid Vroedschap Amsterdam 1735-1748, bewimdhebber WIC 1721, directeur Societeit Suriname 1732
Managed by: George J. Homs
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About Willem Dircksz Backer

  • Advocaat bij het Hof van Holland
  • diverse commissariaten in Amsterdam
  • 1735-1748 : Lid Vroedschap Amsterdam
  • Schepen A'dam
  • 1748 : 'removatie' door Stadhouder Willem IV op advies Mattheus Lestevenon
  • 1721-1760 : Bewindhebber West-Indische Compagnie
  • 1732-1760 : Directeur Sociëteit van Suriname
  • Bewoner Herengracht 580 - Amsterdam
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Willem Dircksz Backer's Timeline

1681
December 23, 1681
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland (Netherlands)
1708
December 12, 1708
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland (Netherlands)
1717
August 18, 1717
1721
August 22, 1721
1760
May 5, 1760
Age 78
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland (Netherlands)