Davis Family Tree » John Sawyer (1708-1794)
Personal data John Sawyer
Source 1- He was born on September 3, 1708 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States.
- He died on January 1, 1794 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, he was 85 years old.Source 1
- He is buried in New Hampshire, United States.Source 1
- A child of Edward Sawyer and Elizabeth Sawyer
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Birthday September 3, 1708
- 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 1708: Source: Wikipedia
- March 11 » Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.
- March 23 » James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth as part of the planned French invasion of Britain.
- September 11 » Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish Empire ceases to be a major power.
- October 9 » Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya.
Day of death January 1, 1794
- The temperature on January 1, 1794 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. 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)
- 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 1794: Source: Wikipedia
- February 4 » The French legislature abolishes slavery throughout all territories of the French First Republic. It would be reestablished in the French West Indies in 1802.
- February 26 » The first Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen burns down.
- June 17 » Foundation of Anglo-Corsican Kingdom.
- July 13 » The Battle of Trippstadt is fought between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria.
- August 7 » U.S. President George Washington invokes the Militia Acts of 1792 to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania.
- August 8 » Joseph Whidbey leads an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage near Juneau, Alaska.
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- 1695 » Pietro Locatelli, Italian viola player and composer († 1764)
- 1704 » Joseph de Jussieu, French explorer, geographer, and mathematician, († 1779)
- 1710 » Abraham Trembley, Swiss biologist and zoologist († 1784)
- 1724 » Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, Irish-English general and politician, 21st Governor General of Canada († 1808)
- 1748 » Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and academic (b. 1667)
- 1780 » Johann Ludwig Krebs, German organist and composer (b. 1713)
- 1782 » Johann Christian Bach, German composer (b. 1735)
- 1789 » Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, English lawyer and politician, British Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1716)
- 1793 » Francesco Guardi, Italian painter and educator (b. 1712)
- 1817 » Martin Heinrich Klaproth, German chemist and academic (b. 1743)
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William H Davis III, "Davis Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/davis-family-tree/P5072.php : accessed May 13, 2025), "John Sawyer (1708-1794)".