Clarke Family Tree » Franklin F. Gavitt (1808-1871)
Personal data Franklin F. Gavitt
Source 1- He was born on March 12, 1808 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island.
- He died on March 15, 1871 in Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, he was 63 years old.
- A child of George N. Gavitt and Lucy Bliven
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Franklin F. Gavitt<br>Birth names: FrankeFranklin Gavitt<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Mar 12 1808 - Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island<br>Death: Mar 15 1871 - Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States<br>Parents: <a>George N. Gavitt</a>, <a>Lucy Gavitt (born Bliven)</a><br>Siblings: <a>Mary H. Gillete (born Gavitt)</a>, <a>Lucy Wells (born Gavitt)</a>, <a>Abby Wells (born Gavitt)</a>, <a>Isaac Bilven Gavitt</a>, <a>John Bliven Gavitt</a>, <a>Betsy Wells (born Gavitt)</a>, <a>George Washington Gavitt</a>, <a>Reley Gavitt</a>, <a>Arnold Gavitt</a>
Historical events
Birthday March 12, 1808
- The temperature on March 12, 1808 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1808: Source: Wikipedia
- January 1 » The United States bans the importation of slaves.
- January 12 » John Rennie's scheme to defend St Mary's Church, Reculver, founded in 669, from coastal erosion is abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture and sculpture.
- January 12 » The organizational meeting leading to the creation of the Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is held in Edinburgh.
- September 13 » Finnish War: In the Battle of Jutas, Swedish forces under Lieutenant General Georg Carl von Döbeln beat the Russians, making von Döbeln a Swedish war hero.
- December 20 » Peninsular War: The Siege of Zaragoza begins.
- December 20 » The original Garden Theatre in London is destroyed by a fire, along with most of the scenery, costumes and scripts.
Day of death March 15, 1871
- The temperature on March 15, 1871 was about 6.1 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- March 22 » In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.
- March 27 » The first international rugby football match, when Scotland defeats England in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place.
- May 21 » French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested.
- September 28 » The Brazilian Parliament passes a law that frees all children thereafter born to slaves, and all government-owned slaves.
- October 10 » Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8–10.
- October 24 » An estimated 17 to 20 Chinese immigrants are lynched in Los Angeles, California.
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- 1815 » Louis-Jules Trochu, French military leader and politician († 1896)
- 1821 » John Abbott, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Canada († 1893)
- 1832 » Otto Wilhelm Masing, Estonian linguist and clergyman (b. 1763)
- 1842 » Luigi Cherubini, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1760)
- 1849 » Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti, Italian cardinal and linguist (b. 1774)
- 1891 » Joseph Bazalgette, English engineer and academic (b. 1819)
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- 1898 » Henry Bessemer, English engineer and businessman (b. 1813)
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