Jeffro Family Tree » Jean Craighead (± 1685-1805)
Personal data Jean Craighead
Sources 1, 2- She was born about 1685 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
- She was baptized on March 24, 1685 in Old Machar,Aberdeen,Scotland.Source 2
- She died on April 30, 1805.
- She is buried in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Source 3
- A child of George Craighead and Margaret Hervie
Household of Jean Craighead
She is married to George Walker.
They got married on December 31, 1712 at Slains, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Child(ren):
- John Walker ± 1713-????
- Robert Walker ± 1714-????
- Magdalene Walker ± 1715-????
- Andrew Walker 1717-????
- jean walker 1718-????
- Christian Walker ± 1719-????
- Isobell Walker ± 1720-????
Timeline Jean Craighead
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Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree / Ancestry.com
- Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Christening day March 24, 1685
- 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 1685: Source: Wikipedia
- February 6 » James II of England and VII of Scotland is proclaimed King upon the death of his brother Charles II.
- February 20 » René-Robert Cavelier establishes Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas.
- May 7 » Battle of Vrtijeljka between rebels and Ottoman forces.
- June 20 » Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth declares himself King of England at Bridgwater.
- July 6 » Battle of Sedgemoor: Last battle of the Monmouth Rebellion. troops of King James II defeat troops of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth.
Day of marriage December 31, 1712
- The temperature on December 31, 1712 was about -1.0 °C. Source: KNMI
- 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 1712: Source: Wikipedia
- February 10 » Huilliches in Chiloé rebel against Spanish encomenderos.
- February 29 » February 29 is followed by February 30 in Sweden, in a move to abolish the Swedish calendar for a return to the Julian calendar.
- April 6 » The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 begins near Broadway.
- July 31 » Action of 31 July 1712 (Great Northern War): Danish and Swedish ships clash in the Baltic Sea; the result is inconclusive.
- August 17 » Action of 17 August 1712 New Deep naval battle between Denmark and Sweden.
- October 3 » The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor.
Day of death April 30, 1805
- The temperature on April 30, 1805 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
- 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 1805: Source: Wikipedia
- January 11 » The Michigan Territory is created.
- April 27 » First Barbary War: United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The "shores of Tripoli" part of the Marines' Hymn).
- May 17 » Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt.
- May 31 » French and Spanish forces begin the assault against British forces occupying Diamond Rock.
- June 11 » A fire consumes large portions of Detroit in the Michigan Territory.
- October 14 » War of the Third Coalition: A French corps defeats an Austrian attempt to escape encirclement at Ulm.
Same birth/death day
- 1758 » François d'Agincourt, French organist and composer (b. 1684)
- 1792 » John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (b. 1718)
- 1795 » Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French archaeologist and author (b. 1716)
- 1806 » Onogawa Kisaburō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 5th Yokozuna (b. 1758)
- 1841 » Peter Andreas Heiberg, Danish philologist and author (b. 1758)
- 1847 » Charles, Austrian commander and duke of Teschen (b. 1771)
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Scott Jeffrey, "Jeffro Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/jeffro-family-tree/I322376307890.php : accessed May 10, 2025), "Jean Craighead (± 1685-1805)".