Benjamin Preston Rich Family Tree » William Grafton (1656-1767)
Personal data William Grafton
Source 1- He was born on August 20, 1656 in Dudley, Staffordshire, England.
- He died on October 26, 1767 in St Johns Parrish, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, he was 111 years old.
Attention: Age above 100 years (111).
Household of William Grafton
He is married to Margaret Newey.
They got married on November 24, 1685 at Worcester, Worcestershire, England, he was 29 years old.
They got married on November 24, 1696 at Worcester, Worcestershire, England, he was 40 years old.Child(ren):
- Willia Grafton 1685-1767
- John Grafton 1698-????
- Richard John Grafton 1698-1782
- Susannah Grafton 1699-1736
- Edward GRAFTON 1703-1782
- Edward Grafton 1703-1703
- Thomas Grafton 1707-????
- William GRAFTON 1710-1769
- Christian Grafton 1711-1792
- Ann Grafton 1715-1788
Ancestors (and descendant) of William Grafton
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Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=161941395&pid=393
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Historical events
Birthday August 20, 1656
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1656: Source: Wikipedia
- January 23 » Blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales.
- July 21 » The Raid on Málaga takes place during the Anglo-Spanish War.
- July 28 » Second Northern War: Battle of Warsaw begins.
- July 30 » Swedish forces under the command of King Charles X Gustav defeat the forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth at the Battle of Warsaw.
- October 14 » The US state of Massachusetts enacts the first punitive legislation against the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
Day of marriage November 24, 1685
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1685: Source: Wikipedia
- February 6 » James II of England and VII of Scotland is proclaimed King upon the death of his brother Charles II.
- February 20 » René-Robert Cavelier establishes Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas.
- May 7 » Battle of Vrtijeljka between rebels and Ottoman forces.
- June 20 » Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth declares himself King of England at Bridgwater.
- July 6 » Battle of Sedgemoor: Last battle of the Monmouth Rebellion. troops of King James II defeat troops of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth.
Day of death October 26, 1767
- The temperature on October 26, 1767 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: donker 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)
- In the year 1767: Source: Wikipedia
- April 7 » End of Burmese–Siamese War (1765–67).
- June 17 » Samuel Wallis, a British sea captain, sights Tahiti and is considered the first European to reach the island.
- July 3 » Norway's oldest newspaper still in print, Adresseavisen, is founded and the first edition is published.
- July 3 » Pitcairn Island is discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret.
- August 26 » Jesuits all over Chile are arrested as the Spanish Empire suppresses the Society of Jesus.
- October 11 » Surveying for the Mason–Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania is completed.
Same birth/death day
- 1625 » Thomas Corneille, French playwright and philologist († 1709)
- 1632 » Louis Bourdaloue, French preacher and academic († 1704)
- 1659 » Henry Every, English pirate († 1696)
- 1710 » Thomas Simpson, English mathematician and academic († 1761)
- 1719 » Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator († 1783)
- 1720 » Bernard de Bury, French harpsichord player and composer († 1785)
- 1717 » Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester (b. 1657)
- 1751 » Philip Doddridge, English minister and hymn-writer (b. 1702)
- 1764 » William Hogarth, English painter and engraver (b. 1697)
- 1773 » Amédée-François Frézier, French mathematician, engineer, and explorer (b. 1682)
- 1803 » Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1721)
- 1806 » John Graves Simcoe, English general and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (b. 1752)
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