Merricks Tree » Richard Smith (1704-1776)
Personal data Richard Smith
- He was born on July 14, 1704 in East Haddon, Northamptonshire, England.
- He died on January 7, 1776 in Kendal, Westmoreland, England, he was 71 years old.
- A child of William Smith and Anne Whiteing
Household of Richard Smith
He had a relationship with Sarah Kenning.
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Historical events
Birthday July 14, 1704
- 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 1704: Source: Wikipedia
- January 25 » The Battle of Ayubale results in the destruction of most of the Spanish missions in Florida.
- February 29 » Queen Anne's War: French forces and Native Americans stage a raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, killing 56 villagers and taking more than 100 captive.
- April 24 » The first regular newspaper in British Colonial America, The Boston News-Letter, is published.
- August 4 » War of the Spanish Succession: Gibraltar is captured by an English and Dutch fleet, commanded by Admiral Sir George Rooke and allied with Archduke Charles.
- August 13 » War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim: English and Imperial forces are victorious over French and Bavarian troops.
- December 6 » Battle of Chamkaur: During the Mughal-Sikh Wars, an outnumbered Sikh Khalsa defeats a Mughal army.
Day of death January 7, 1776
- The temperature on January 7, 1776 was about -6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: betrokken sneeuw. 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 1776: Source: Wikipedia
- March 2 » American Revolutionary War: Patriot militia units arrest the Royal Governor of Georgia James Wright and attempt to prevent capture of supply ships in the Battle of the Rice Boats.
- March 17 » American Revolution: The British Army evacuates Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city.
- April 7 » Captain John Barry and the USSLexington captures the Edward.
- July 2 » American Revolution: The Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with the Kingdom of Great Britain although the wording of the formal Declaration of Independence is not published until July 4.
- September 11 » British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
- October 11 » American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777.
Same birth/death day
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- 1770 » Carl Gustaf Tessin, Swedish politician and diplomat (b. 1695)
- 1812 » Joseph Dennie, American journalist and author (b. 1768)
- 1830 » John Thomas Campbell, Irish-Australian public servant and politician (b. 1770)
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Chris Merricks, "Merricks Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/merricks-tree/I242287081005.php : accessed February 4, 2026), "Richard Smith (1704-1776)".