Davenport/Witcher Family Tree » James Lafayette Witcher (1844-1938)

Personal data James Lafayette Witcher 


Household of James Lafayette Witcher

He is married to Mary Anne Whitley.

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Child(ren):

  1. Pony Oscar Witcher  1886-1955 
  4. Sammy Paul Witcher  1888-1891

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    Birthday November 28, 1844

    • The temperature on November 28, 1844 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: half bewolkt dampig. Source: KNMI
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      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 1844: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
      • March 30 » One of the most important battles of the Dominican War of Independence from Haiti takes place near the city of Santiago de los Caballeros.
      • May 24 » Samuel Morse sends the message "What hath God wrought" (a biblical quotation, Numbers 23:23) from a committee room in the United States Capitol to his assistant, Alfred Vail, in Baltimore, Maryland, to inaugurate a commercial telegraph line between Baltimore and Washington D.C.
      • June 6 » The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) is founded in London.
      • September 28 » Oscar I of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Sweden.
      • October 22 » Millerites, followers of Baptist preacher William Miller anticipate the end of the world in conjunction with the Second Advent of Christ. The following day became known as the Great Disappointment.
      • December 21 » The Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers commences business at its cooperative in Rochdale, England, starting the Cooperative movement.

    Day of death April 2, 1938

    • The temperature on April 2, 1938 was between 6.3 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
      • March 18 » Mexico creates Pemex by expropriating all foreign-owned oil reserves and facilities.
      • June 11 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts.
      • July 31 » Archaeologists discover engraved gold and silver plates from King Darius the Great in Persepolis.
      • September 30 » The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations".
      • October 14 » The first flight of the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter plane.
      • October 31 » Great Depression: In an effort to restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public.
    

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