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Personal data Esq. Othniel DeForest 

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  • Alternative name: Otheniel DeForest
  • He was born on April 10, 1761 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
  • Profession: Lawyer.Source 5
  • He died on February 18, 1811 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, he was 49 years old.
  • He is buried in Huntington Burying Place, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
  • A child of BENJAMIN de Forest and Esther Beardsley
  • This information was last updated on December 4, 2022.

Household of Esq. Othniel DeForest

He is married to Hannah Tomlinson.

They got married on July 18, 1784 at Stratford Congregational Church-Stratford, Connecticut, he was 23 years old.

Marriage performed by:  Rev. David Ely.

Per one record, they had six children.

Child(ren):

  1. Linson D. DeForest  1787-1822 


Notes about Esq. Othniel DeForest

Engraved on his stone:

"Is Death at distance? No."
"Thou hours that lately smiled,
Where are they now?"
"That life is long which answers Life's great end."

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Othniel DeForest

DAVID de Forest
1669-1721
MARTHA Blagge
± 1677-1740

Othniel DeForest
1761-1811

1784

Hannah Tomlinson
1764-1803

Linson D. DeForest
1787-1822

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Sources

  1. Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut, Vol. I - IV, William Richard Cutter / Not Given (See Notes)
  2. Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books / Not Given
  3. A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Samuel Orcutt / Not Given
  4. RootsWeb's World Connect Project, RootsWeb's World Connect Project / Not Given (See Notes)
  5. Farifield County Cemetaries - Huntington Burial Places, Rev. Samuel Orcutt / Not Given (See Notes)
  6. American Silversmiths, W. E. Voss / Not Given (See Notes)
  7. L.D.S. Family Search File / Not Given (See Notes)
  8. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800, Frederick W. Bailey, Seventh Book, p. 88 / Not Given (See Notes)

Historical events

Birthday April 10, 1761

  • The temperature on April 10, 1761 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest by west. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: ijs. 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)
  • Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1761: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 14 » The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas.
    • September 8 » Marriage of King George III of the United Kingdom to Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
    • September 22 » George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
    • December 16 » Seven Years' War: After a four-month siege, the Russians under Pyotr Rumyantsev take the Prussian fortress of Kołobrzeg.

Day of marriage July 18, 1784

  • The temperature on July 18, 1784 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north west from. 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 1784: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 14 » American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States - Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.
    • March 22 » The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current location in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.
    • June 4 » Élisabeth Thible becomes the first woman to fly in an untethered hot air balloon. Her flight covers four kilometres in 45 minutes, and reached 1,500 metres altitude (estimated).
    • August 17 » Classical composer Luigi Boccherini receives a pay rise of 12000 reals from his employer, the Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón.
    • August 23 » Western North Carolina (now eastern Tennessee) declares itself an independent state under the name of Franklin; it is not accepted into the United States, and only lasts for four years.
    • October 22 » Russia founds a colony on Kodiak Island, Alaska.

Day of death February 18, 1811

  • The temperature on February 18, 1811 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: half bewolkt winderig. 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 1811: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 1 » Leaders of the Mamluk dynasty are killed by Egyptian ruler Muhammad Ali.
    • March 11 » During André Masséna's retreat from the Lines of Torres Vedras, a division led by French Marshal Michel Ney fights off a combined Anglo-Portuguese force to give Masséna time to escape.
    • May 16 » Peninsular War: The allies Spain, Portugal and United Kingdom, defeat the French at the Battle of Albuera.
    • October 11 » The Juliana begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry in New York harbor.
    • November 5 » Salvadoran priest José Matías Delgado, rings the bells of La Merced church in San Salvador, calling for insurrection and launching the 1811 Independence Movement.
    • November 28 » Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, premieres at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.


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