Kennedy Family Tree » James Stewart (1759-1791)
Personal data James Stewart
Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8- He was born on January 5, 1759 in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA.Sources 5, 6
- He died in the year 1791 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA, he was 31 years old.
- A child of Samuel Stewart and Alice Atchinson
Household of James Stewart
He is married to Mary Thomson.
They got married on May 3, 1780 at Hubbardston, Worchester, Massachusetts, USA, he was 21 years old.Sources 2, 3, 6, 7, 8
Child(ren):
- Hall Stewart 1791-1856
Timeline James Stewart
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Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=108831291&pid=24460
/ Ancestry.com - Massachusetts, Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society / Ancestry.com
- UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1730-1960, Ancestry.com, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; War Office: Officers' Birth Certificates, Wills and Personal Papers. BRITISH OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES; Class: WO 42; Piece: 044; Piece Description: Piece 044: S. 451-612 (1776-1881) / Ancestry.com
- Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Hatcher, Patricia Law, Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots; Volume: 4; Serial: 12172; Volume: 4 / Ancestry.com
- Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, Source number: 39.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BKJ
- Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, Ancestry.com
- Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850, Ancestry.com, Franklin P. Rice; Worcester, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Hubbardston, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday January 5, 1759
- The temperature on January 5, 1759 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel 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)
- Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1759: Source: Wikipedia
- January 11 » The first American life insurance company, the Corporation for Relief of Poor and Distressed Presbyterian Ministers and of the Poor and Distressed Widows and Children of the Presbyterian Ministers (now part of Unum Group), is incorporated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- January 15 » The British Museum opens to the public.
- July 25 » French and Indian War: In Western New York, British forces capture Fort Niagara from the French, who subsequently abandon Fort Rouillé.
- September 13 » Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War.
- September 18 » French and Indian War: The Articles of Capitulation of Quebec are signed.
- December 31 » Arthur Guinness signs a 9,000 year lease at £45 per annum and starts brewing Guinness.
Day of marriage May 3, 1780
- The temperature on May 3, 1780 was about 11.0 °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 1780: Source: Wikipedia
- January 16 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
- March 17 » American Revolution: George Washington grants the Continental Army a holiday "as an act of solidarity with the Irish in their fight for independence".
- May 12 » American Revolutionary War: In the largest defeat of the Continental Army, Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.
- May 13 » The Cumberland Compact is signed by leaders of the settlers in the Cumberland River area of what would become the U.S. state of Tennessee, providing for democratic government and a formal system of justice.
- May 29 » American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of Waxhaws, the British continue attacking after the Continentals lay down their arms, killing 113 and critically wounding all but 53 that remained.
- November 4 » The Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II against Spanish rule in the Viceroyalty of Peru begins.
Same birth/death day
- 1735 » Claude Martin, French-English general and explorer († 1800)
- 1767 » Jean-Baptiste Say, French economist and academic († 1832)
- 1779 » Stephen Decatur, American commander († 1820)
- 1779 » Zebulon Pike, American general and explorer († 1813)
- 1781 » Gaspar Flores de Abrego, three terms mayor of San Antonio, in Spanish Texas († 1836)
- 1793 » Harvey Putnam, American lawyer and politician († 1855)
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Brian Kennedy, "Kennedy Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kennedy-family-tree/P24460.php : accessed May 7, 2025), "James Stewart (1759-1791)".