Clarke Family Tree » John Francis Gavitt (1834-1917)
Personal data John Francis Gavitt
Source 1- He was born on February 17, 1834 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.
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- in the year 1905: .
- He died on May 4, 1917 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, he was 83 years old.
- A child of George W. Gavitt and Betsey Sheffield
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John Francis Gavitt<br>Birth name: John Francis Gavitt<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Feb 17 1834 - Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States<br>Marriage: Spouse: Sophia Stowe Chedel - Feb 28 1856 - Providence, RI<br>Residence: 1870 - Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States<br>Residence: 1900 - District 1 Providence city Ward 1, Providence, Rhode Island, United States<br>Residence: 1905 - Providence, Ward 001, E.D. 0009, Providence, Rhode Island<br>Death: May 4 1917 - Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States<br>Burial: 1917 - North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States<br>Parents: <a>George Washington Gavitt</a>, <a>Betsey Gavitt (born Sheffield)</a>&lt;br>Wife: <a>Sophia Stowe Gavitt (born Chedel)</a><br>Children: <a>George Fremont Gavitt</a>, <a>Joseph Allen Gavitt</a>, <a>Martha Mackinnon (born Gavitt)</a><br>Siblings: <a>Henry Burch Gavitt</a>, <a>Rhoda Gavitt</a>, <a>Lucy Bliven (born Gavitt)</a>
Historical events
Birthday February 17, 1834
- The temperature on February 17, 1834 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: omtrent betrokken winderig. 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 1834: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
- March 6 » York, Upper Canada, is incorporated as Toronto.
- May 16 » The Battle of Asseiceira is fought, the last and decisive engagement of the Liberal Wars in Portugal.
- July 15 » The Spanish Inquisition is officially disbanded after nearly 356 years.
- October 16 » Much of the ancient structure of the Palace of Westminster in London burns to the ground.
- October 28 » The Pinjarra massacre occurs in the Swan River Colony. An estimated 30 Noongar people are killed by British colonists.
- December 3 » The Zollverein (German Customs Union) begins the first regular census in Germany.
Day of death May 4, 1917
- The temperature on May 4, 1917 was between 6.7 °C and 25.1 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 12.0 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- March 16 » World War I: A German auxiliary cruiser is sunk in the Action of 16 March 1917.
- April 12 » World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans.
- July 31 » World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.
- August 18 » A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.
- November 2 » The Balfour Declaration proclaims British support for the "establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" with the clear understanding "that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities".
- November 5 » Tikhon is elected the Patriarch of Moscow and of the Russian Orthodox Church.
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