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Personal data William (Wm) Dewey 

  • He was born January 1692 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA.
  • He was christened on March 4, 1715 in Lebanon, New London Co., CT.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Source: Lori Hast, Ginger Bailey Carrick, Michelle Morris, Gerogia Waldorf, Georgia; Greg Volk, John C. Calkins, V. Nelson, Rovert V. Brever
  • He died on November 10, 1759 in Lebanon, New London Co., CT, he was 67 years old.
  • He is buried after November 9, 1759 in Lebanon, New London Co., CT.
  • A child of Josiah Dewey and Mehitable Miller
  • This information was last updated on March 8, 2023.

Household of William (Wm) Dewey

He is married to Mercy Denison Saxton.

They got married on July 2, 1713 at Lebanon, New London Co., CT, he was 21 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Jerusha Dewey  1720-1752 


Notes about William (Wm) Dewey

William (Wm) Dewey

Sources: Author: Hast, Lori; Carrick, Ginger Bailey; Morris, Michelle; Waldorf, Georgia; Volk, Greg; Calkins, John C.; Nelson, V.; Brever, Robert V.; et al.; Title: "William Dewey," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher Family Search, Publication date: xxi Feb MMXXIII)

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... William Dewey Last Changed: January 19, 2012 by V. Nelson Sex Male Last Changed: January 19, 2012 by Lori Hast Birth January 1692 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America Last Changed: December 10, 2019 by Michelle Morris Christening 4 March 1715 Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America Last Changed: May 7, 2019 by John C. Calkins Death 10 November 1759 Lebanon, New London, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America Burial November 1759 Lebanon, New London, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Alternate Name Birth Name Wm Dewey
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Residence 1707 Lebanon, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Last Changed: August 31, 2020 by Ginger Bailey Carrick
Histories 10 November 1759 Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States North American Family Histories Last Changed: November 13, 2019 by Don H.
cause of death smallpox Reason This Information Is Correct: ancestry.com Last Changed: October 22, 2017 by Georgia Waldorf
Residence Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States Last Changed: February 23, 2015 by Greg Volk
Find A Grave 128619651

Spouses and Children

William Dewey 1692 - 1759
Marriage: 2 July 1713 Lebanon, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Mercy Denison Saxton 1686 - 1791

Children of Mercy Denison Saxton and William Dewey (9)

[1] Mercy Dewey 1714 - 1783
[2] William Dewey 1716 - 1717
[3] Simeon Dewey 1718 - 1751
[4] William Dewey Jr II 1718 - 1718
[5] Jerusha Dewey 1720 - 1752
[6] Hannah Dewey 1723 - 1784
[7] Zerviah Dewey 1726 - 1749
[8] Elijah Dewey 1728 - Deceased
[9] Ann Dewey 1730 - Deceased

Parents and Siblings

Josiah Dewey Jr 1666 - 1750
Marriage: 15 January 1690 Wethersfield, Hartford, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Mehitable Miller 1666 - 1729

Children of Mehitable Miller and Josiah Dewey Jr (6)

[1] William Dewey 1692 - 1759
[2] Josiah Dewey III 1694 - 1771
[3] Joseph Dewey 1697 - Deceased
[4] John Dewey Sr 1700 - 1773
[5] Mary Dewey 1704 - 1742
[6] Mehitable Dewey 1708 - 1790"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of William (Wm) Dewey

Josiah Dewey
1641-1732
Hepzibah Lyman
1644-1732
William Miller
± 1620-1690
Patience (NN-Miller, William)
± 1623-1716
Josiah Dewey
1666-1750

William (Wm) Dewey
1692-1759

1713

Mercy Denison Saxton
1686-1791

Jerusha Dewey
1720-1752

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    Historical events

    Christening day March 4, 1715

    • The temperature on March 4, 1715 was about 4.0 °C. Source: KNMI
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      Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
    • In the year 1715: Source: Wikipedia
      • April 15 » The Pocotaligo Massacre triggers the start of the Yamasee War in colonial South Carolina.
      • May 3 » A total solar eclipse was visible across northern Europe, and northern Asia, as predicted by Edmond Halley to within 4 minutes accuracy.
      • July 20 » Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War: The Ottoman Empire captures Nauplia, the capital of the Republic of Venice's "Kingdom of the Morea", thereby opening the way to the swift Ottoman reconquest of the Morea.
      • July 31 » Seven days after a Spanish treasure fleet of 12 ships left Havana, Cuba for Spain, 11 of them sink in a storm off the coast of Florida. A few centuries later, treasure is salvaged from these wrecks.
      • September 1 » King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, which is the longest of any major European monarch.
      • November 13 » Jacobite rising in Scotland: Battle of Sheriffmuir: The forces of the Kingdom of Great Britain halt the Jacobite advance, although the action is inconclusive.

    Day of marriage July 2, 1713

    • The temperature on July 2, 1713 was about 17.0 °C. Source: KNMI
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      Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
    • In the year 1713: Source: Wikipedia
      • February 1 » The Kalabalik or Skirmish at Bender results from the Ottoman sultan's order that his unwelcome guest, King Charles XII of Sweden, be seized.
      • March 1 » The siege and destruction of Fort Neoheroka begins during the Tuscarora War in North Carolina, effectively opening up the colony's interior to European colonization.
      • March 22 » The Tuscarora War comes to an end with the fall of Fort Neoheroka, effectively opening up the interior of North Carolina to European colonization.
      • April 11 » War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War): Treaty of Utrecht.
      • April 19 » With no living male heirs, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 to ensure that Habsburg lands and the Austrian throne would be inheritable by a female; his daughter and successor, Maria Theresa was not born until 1717.
      • June 23 » The French residents of Acadia are given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia, Canada.

    Day of death November 10, 1759

    • The temperature on November 10, 1759 was about 10.0 °C. There was 114 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: regen 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
      • May 1 » Josiah Wedgwood founds the Wedgwood pottery company in Great Britain.
      • August 1 » Seven Years' War: The Battle of Minden, an allied Anglo-German army victory over the French. In Britain this was one of a number of events that constituted the Annus Mirabilis of 1759 and is celebrated as Minden Day by certain British Army regiments.
      • August 19 » Battle of Lagos Naval battle during the Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France.
      • 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.
    

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