Lortz Family Tree » Joshua Calkins (1698-1770)
Personal data Joshua Calkins
Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4- He was born on March 2, 1698 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States.Sources 2, 4
- He died on October 22, 1770 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States, he was 72 years old.Source 3
- A child of Hugh Calkins and Sarah Sluman
Household of Joshua Calkins
(1) He is married to Temperance Edgerton.
They got married on August 15, 1753 at Bozrah, New London, Connecticut, United States, he was 55 years old.
(2) He is married to Elizabeth Durkee.
They got married on December 30, 1729 at Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States, he was 31 years old.
Child(ren):
- Elizabeth Calkins 1731-1752
- Bethia Calkins 1732-1735
- Thomas Calkins 1734-1793
- Hannah Calkins 1735-1737
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Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=44120712&pid=3882
/ Ancestry.com - Family Data Collection - Births, Edmund West, comp.
Birth date: 2 March 1699 Birth place: Norwich, New London, CT, USA
/ Ancestry.com - Family Data Collection - Deaths, Edmund West, comp.
Death date: 22 October 1770 Death place: Norwich, CT, USA
/ Ancestry.com - U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .
Birth date: 1698 Birth place:
/ Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday March 2, 1698
- 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 1698: Source: Wikipedia
- July 2 » Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine.
- September 5 » In an effort to Westernize his nobility, Tsar Peter I of Russia imposes a tax on beards for all men except the clergy and peasantry.
Day of marriage December 30, 1729
- The temperature on December 30, 1729 was about 4.0 °C. There was 29 mm of rainWind direction mainly south. Weather type: betrokken. 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 1729: Source: Wikipedia
- July 30 » Founding of Baltimore, Maryland.
- November 9 » Spain, France and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Seville.
- November 29 » Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi.
Day of death October 22, 1770
- The temperature on October 22, 1770 was about 5.0 °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 1770: Source: Wikipedia
- March 5 » Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including Crispus Attucks, are fatally shot by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence) five years later.
- June 11 » British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
- June 19 » New Church Day: Emanuel Swedenborg writes: "The Lord sent forth His twelve disciples, who followed Him in the world into the whole spiritual world to preach the Gospel that the Lord God Jesus Christ reign. This took place on the 19th day of June, in the year 1770."
- July 5 » The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins.
- July 7 » The Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire takes place.
- November 14 » James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile.
Same birth/death day
- 1628 » Cornelis Speelman, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies († 1684)
- 1651 » Carlo Gimach, Maltese architect, engineer and poet († 1730)
- 1705 » William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer († 1793)
- 1740 » Nicholas Pocock, English naval painter (d.1821)
- 1760 » Camille Desmoulins, French journalist and politician († 1794)
- 1769 » DeWitt Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 6th Governor of New York († 1828)
- 1708 » Hermann Witsius, Dutch theologian and academic (b. 1636)
- 1751 » William IV, Prince of Orange (b. 1711)
- 1755 » Elisha Williams, American minister, academic, and jurist (b. 1694)
- 1761 » Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden (b. 1702)
- 1792 » Guillaume Le Gentil, French astronomer (b. 1725)
- 1847 » Sahle Selassie, Ethiopian ruler (b. 1795)
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