Cannon Crothers Benjamin Wingate Tree » John Cameron (1717-1783)
Personal data John Cameron
Source 1- He was born on May 26, 1717 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland.
- (Arrival) in the year 1747 in Maryland.
- He died on December 15, 1783 in Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland, he was 66 years old.
- A child of William Cameron and Agnes Wright Wight
Household of John Cameron
He is married to Helen Findlay.
They got married on June 5, 1744 at Loudon, Ayrshire, South Carolina, United States, he was 27 years old.
Child(ren):
- Mary Cameron 1747-????
- Christian Cameron 1749-1828
- Helen Cameron 1752-????
- William Cameron 1754-1823
- John Cameron 1757-????
- Janet Cameron 1758-1812
- Margaret Cameron 1762-????
Timeline John Cameron
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Historical events
Birthday May 26, 1717
- The temperature on May 26, 1717 was about 16.0 °C. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1717: Source: Wikipedia
- January 4 » The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance in an attempt to maintain the Treaty of Utrecht; Britain having signed a preliminary alliance with France on November 28 (November 17, 1716).
- June 24 » The Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England).
- July 17 » King George I of Great Britain sails down the River Thames with a barge of 50 musicians, where George Frideric Handel's Water Music is premiered.
- August 17 » Austro-Turkish War of 1716–18: The month-long Siege of Belgrade ends with Prince Eugene of Savoy's Austrian troops capturing the city from the Ottoman Empire.
- August 22 » Spanish troops land on Sardinia.
- September 29 » An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture.
Day of marriage June 5, 1744
- The temperature on June 5, 1744 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1744: Source: Wikipedia
- February 22 » War of the Austrian Succession: The Battle of Toulon causes several Royal Navy captains to be court-martialed, and the Articles of War to be amended.
- July 4 » The Treaty of Lancaster, in which the Iroquois cede lands between the Allegheny Mountains and the Ohio River to the British colonies, was signed in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- September 30 » War of the Austrian Succession: France and Spain defeat Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo, but soon have to withdraw from Sardinia anyway.
Day of death December 15, 1783
- The temperature on December 15, 1783 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: betrokken mist. 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 1783: Source: Wikipedia
- January 20 » The Kingdom of Great Britain signed preliminary articles of peace with France, setting the stage to the official end of hostilities in the American Revolutionary War later that year.
- March 15 » In an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful and the threatened coup d'état never takes place.
- April 15 » Preliminary articles of peace ending the American Revolutionary War (or American War of Independence) are ratified.
- May 18 » First United Empire Loyalists reach Parrtown (later called Saint John, New Brunswick), Canada, after leaving the United States.
- July 24 » The Kingdom of Georgia and the Russian Empire sign the Treaty of Georgievsk.
- November 21 » In Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes, make the first untethered hot air balloon flight.
Same birth/death day
- 1623 » William Petty, English economist and philosopher († 1687)
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- 1667 » Abraham de Moivre, French-English mathematician and theorist († 1754)
- 1669 » Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist and mycologist († 1722)
- 1700 » Nicolaus Zinzendorf, German bishop and saint († 1760)
- 1799 » August Kopisch, German poet and painter († 1853)
- 1715 » George Hickes, English minister and scholar (b. 1642)
- 1753 » Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect and politician, designed Chiswick House (b. 1694)
- 1792 » Joseph Martin Kraus, Swedish pianist, violinist, and composer (b. 1756)
- 1812 » Shneur Zalman, Russian rabbi, author and founder of Chabad (b. 1745)
- 1819 » Daniel Rutherford, Scottish chemist and physician (b. 1749)
- 1855 » Jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician and academic (b. 1803)
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The Cannon Crothers Benjamin Wingate Tree publication was prepared by Denise McLaughlin.
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Denise McLaughlin, "Cannon Crothers Benjamin Wingate Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/cannon-crothers-benjamin-wingate-tree/P516.php : accessed May 5, 2025), "John Cameron (1717-1783)".
Denise McLaughlin, "Cannon Crothers Benjamin Wingate Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/cannon-crothers-benjamin-wingate-tree/P516.php : accessed May 5, 2025), "John Cameron (1717-1783)".