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Philip Jakob Keip 1774 - 1821

Philip Jakob Keip was born on March 25, 1774 in Brielle, Brielle County, ZH Netherlands to Helena (Griepenkerl) Keip and Philip Martijn Keip, and had a sibling Martinus Keip. Philip was baptized on March 27, 1774 in Brielle, ZH. Philip Keip died at age 47 years old on September 12, 1821 at Fort Oranje in Ternate, Molukken County Dutch East Indies.

Philip Jakob Keip

Kuip, Kuijp, Kuyp

March 25, 1774

Brielle, Brielle County, ZH, Netherlands

September 12, 1821

Fort Oranje in Ternate, Molukken County, Dutch East Indies

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03/25

1774

Birthday

March 25, 1774

Birthdate

Brielle, Brielle County, ZH Netherlands

Birthplace

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Nationality & Locations

Dutch
Early Life & Education

Originally trained to become a silversmith.
03/27

1774

Baptism

March 27, 1774
Baptism date
Brielle, Brielle County, ZH Netherlands
Place of worship
Religious Beliefs

originally Luthers, later Dutch Reformed Church
Military Service

Joined the Dutch army at the start of 1790, at the age of nearly 15 years, as drummer boy. Became part of the French army, 124th Regiment du Ligne, when Napoleon annexed the Netherlands. After the defeat of Napoleon and the renewed independence of the Netherlands, he resumed service there and joined the troops that were sent to the colonies in the East (nowadays Indonesia). There he died as lieutenant-colonel and commander of the Battery "Fort Oranje" on the island of Ternate, in the Moluccas (aka Maluku).
Professional Career

Military career.
09/12

1821

Death

September 12, 1821

Death date

inflammation of the liver (hepatitis)

Cause of death

Fort Oranje in Ternate, Molukken County Dutch East Indies
Death location

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Obituary

Newspaper - Bataviasche courant, October 13, 20 and 27, 1821: "Het behaagde God op den 12 dezer s'avonds ten half 11 uren, door den dood van mij weg te nemen mijnen tedergeliefden echtgenoot Philip Jacobus Kuip, laatstelijk luitenant kolonel en kommandant van het Fort Oranje, aan de gevolgen eener ontsteking in de lever in den ouderdom van ruim 47 jaren. Ieder zal beseffen wat ik in hem verlies, daar hij mij met 6 nog onmondige kinderen, die hun groot verlies nog niet kunnen bezeffen achterlaat. C. BOLK wed. P. J. Kuip Fort Oranje, 13 september 1821"

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Philip Jakob Keip lived 27 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 47.

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In 1802, at the age of 28 years old, Philip was alive when on March 16, Congress established the United States Military Academy at West Point - the oldest of the five service academies in the United States and one of the oldest service academies in the world.

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In 1804, Philip was 30 years old when on December 2nd, Napoleon was crowned as Emperor of France. It was a spectacular ceremony - even the Pope attended - and Napoleon and Josephine's garments were expensive and lavish. Napoleon lifted the crown to his own head, effectively naming himself Emperor. After the actual coronation, street musicians and peddlers entertained the crowds in the streets.

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