Just One Tree in the Forest » Mary McKnight Purviance (1734-1784)

Personal data Mary McKnight Purviance 

  • She was born in the year 1734 in Castle Finn, Donegal, Ireland.

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (10) when child (James Morrison) was born (January 4, 1744) .

  • She died on October 5, 1784 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States, she was 50 years old.
  • This information was last updated on May 26, 2019.

Household of Mary McKnight Purviance

Waarschuwing Attention: Spouse (Samuel David Morrison) is 33 years older.

She has/had a relationship with Samuel David Morrison.


Child(ren):

  1. James Morrison  1744-1839 

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Mary McKnight Purviance
1734-1784



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Historical events

  • The temperature on October 5, 1784 was about 6.0 °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)
  • 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.
    • April 9 » The Treaty of Paris, ratified by the United States Congress on January 14, 1784, is ratified by King George III of the Kingdom of Great Britain, ending the American Revolutionary War. Copies of the ratified documents are exchanged on May 12, 1784.
    • 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.
    • October 22 » Russia founds a colony on Kodiak Island, Alaska.


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Ken E. Austin II, "Just One Tree in the Forest", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/just-one-tree-in-the-forest/I4108.php : accessed June 6, 2024), "Mary McKnight Purviance (1734-1784)".