Davis Family Tree » Jane Randolph (1720-1776)

Christening day February 20, 1720

• The temperature on February 20, 1720 was about 5.0 °C. Source: KNMI
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  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1720: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 21 » Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm.
  • February 29 » Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden abdicates in favour of her husband, who becomes King Frederick I on March 24.
  • March 24 » Count Frederick of Hesse-Kassel is elected King of Sweden by the Riksdag of the Estates, after his consort Ulrika Eleonora abdicated the throne on 29 February
  • August 14 » The Spanish military Villasur expedition is wiped out by Pawnee and Otoe warriors near present-day Columbus, Nebraska.
  • October 20 » Caribbean pirate Calico Jack is captured by the Royal Navy.
  • November 9 » The synagogue of Judah HeHasid is burned down by Arab creditors, leading to the expulsion of the Ashkenazim from Jerusalem.

Day of marriage October 3, 1739

• The temperature on October 3, 1739 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
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  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1739: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 22 » Nader Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne.
  • May 16 » The Battle of Vasai concludes as the Marathas defeat the Portuguese army.
  • September 9 » Stono Rebellion, the largest slave uprising in Britain's mainland North American colonies prior to the American Revolution, erupts near Charleston, South Carolina.
  • September 18 » The Treaty of Belgrade is signed, whereby Austria cedes lands south of the Sava and Danube rivers to the Ottoman Empire.
  • October 3 » The Treaty of Niš is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian–Turkish War.
  • November 20 » Start of the Battle of Porto Bello between British and Spanish forces during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

Day of death March 31, 1776

• The temperature on March 31, 1776 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: zeer 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 1776: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 27 » American Revolutionary War: Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" arrives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • March 17 » American Revolution: The British Army evacuates Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city.
  • March 28 » Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
  • May 19 » American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars.
  • June 7 » Richard Henry Lee presents the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence.
  • October 28 » American Revolutionary War: British troops attack and capture Chatterton Hill from the Continental Army.

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• 1723 » Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, English soldier and politician, 14th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1661)
• 1741 » Pieter Burman the Elder, Dutch scholar and author (b. 1668)
• 1751 » Frederick, Prince of Wales, Hanoverian-born heir to the British throne (b. 1707)
• 1797 » Olaudah Equiano, Nigerian merchant, author, and activist (b.1745)
• 1837 » John Constable, English painter and educator (b. 1776)
• 1850 » John C. Calhoun, American lawyer and politician, 7th Vice President of the United States (b. 1782)