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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Brewster

Benjamin Brewster
1633-1710
Ann Addis
1627-1709

John Brewster
1695-1776


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    Sources

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    2. Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    3. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday July 18, 1695

    • Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1695: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 27 » Mustafa II becomes the Ottoman sultan and Caliph of Islam in Istanbul on the death of Ahmed II. Mustafa rules until his abdication in 1703.
      • August 15 » French forces end the bombardment of Brussels.
      • September 7 » Henry Every perpetrates one of the most profitable pirate raids in history with the capture of the Grand Mughal ship Ganj-i-Sawai. In response, Emperor Aurangzeb threatens to end all English trading in India.
      • November 20 » Zumbi, the last of the leaders of Quilombo dos Palmares in early Brazil, is executed by the forces of Portuguese bandeirante Domingos Jorge Velho - an event nowadays commemorated in Black Awareness Day.

    Day of death August 29, 1776

    • The temperature on August 29, 1776 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. 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
      • June 8 » American Revolutionary War: American attackers are driven back at the Battle of Trois-Rivières.
      • July 9 » George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for the Battle of Long Island.
      • August 10 » American Revolutionary War: Word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.
      • September 7 » According to American colonial reports, Ezra Lee makes the world's first submarine attack in the Turtle, attempting to attach a time bomb to the hull of HMS Eagle in New York Harbor (no British records of this attack exist).
      • September 15 » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.
      • September 22 » Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during the American Revolution.
    

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