More like a forest than a tree! » James PRESTON (± 1771-1858)
Personal data James PRESTON
- He was born about 1771 in Rawdon, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.
- He was christened on December 25, 1771 in Keighley, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.
- Profession: in the year 1858 Slubber.
- He died July 1858.
- A child of John PRESTON and Hannah YEADON
- This information was last updated on March 15, 2022.
Household of James PRESTON
He is married to Mary MARSHALL.
They got married on June 5, 1797 at Guiseley, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.
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Notes about James PRESTON
JAMES PRESTON
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Birth:
Christening:
25 DEC 1771 Keighley, Yorkshire, England
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Parents:
Father: JOHN PRESTON Family
Mother: HANNAH
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Historical events
Christening day December 25, 1771
- The temperature on December 25, 1771 was about 6.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: mist regen 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 1771: Source: Wikipedia
- February 12 » Gustav III becomes the King of Sweden.
- May 16 » The Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia and a group of rebels called The "Regulators", occurs in present-day Alamance County, North Carolina.
- July 14 » Foundation of the Mission San Antonio de Padua in modern California by the Franciscan friar Junípero Serra.
- July 17 » Bloody Falls massacre: Chipewyan chief Matonabbee, traveling as the guide to Samuel Hearne on his Arctic overland journey, massacres a group of unsuspecting Inuit.
- October 17 » Premiere in Milan of the opera Ascanio in Alba, composed by Mozart at age 15.
Day of marriage June 5, 1797
- The temperature on June 5, 1797 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. 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 1797: Source: Wikipedia
- February 4 » The Riobamba earthquake strikes Ecuador, causing up to 40,000 casualties.
- February 14 » French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St. Vincent: John Jervis, (later 1st Earl of St Vincent) and Horatio Nelson (later 1st Viscount Nelson) lead the British Royal Navy to victory over a Spanish fleet in action near Gibraltar.
- February 22 » The last Invasion of Britain begins near Fishguard, Wales.
- April 17 » Citizens of Verona begin an unsuccessful eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces.
- July 22 » Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Battle between Spanish and British naval forces during the French Revolutionary Wars. During the Battle, Rear-Admiral Nelson is wounded in the arm and the arm had to be partially amputated.
- October 21 » In Boston Harbor, the 44-gun United States Navy frigate USSConstitution is launched.
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The More like a forest than a tree! publication was prepared by Karen M Hughes.
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Karen M Hughes, "More like a forest than a tree!", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/karens-family-tree/I53135.php : accessed May 23, 2024), "James PRESTON (± 1771-1858)".