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Personal data James Grant 


Household of James Grant

He is married to Anne Colquhoun.

They got married on January 29, 1702, he was 22 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Francis Grant  ????-1781 
  2. James Colquhoun  1714-1786 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of James Grant

James Grant
1616-1663
Mary Stuart
????-1662
Alexander Brodie
????-
Ludovic Grant
????-1714
Janet Brodie
????-1697

James Grant
1679-1747

1702

Anne Colquhoun
1685-1724

Francis Grant
????-1781
James Colquhoun
1714-1786

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Historical events

Birthday July 28, 1679

  • 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 1679: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 24 » King Charles II of England dissolves the Cavalier Parliament.
    • June 1 » The Scottish Covenanters defeat John Graham of Claverhouse at the Battle of Drumclog.
    • August 7 » The brigantine Le Griffon, commissioned by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the south-eastern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes of North America.

Day of marriage January 29, 1702

  • Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1702: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 8 » Queen Anne, the younger sister of Mary II, becomes Queen regnant of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
    • March 11 » The Daily Courant, England's first national daily newspaper, is published for the first time.
    • July 19 » Great Northern War: A numerically superior Polish-Saxon army of Augustus II the Strong, operating from an advantageous defensive position, is defeated by a Swedish army half its size under the command of King Charles XII in the Battle of Klissow.
    • November 10 » English colonists under the command of James Moore besiege Spanish St. Augustine during Queen Anne's War.
    • December 30 » Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine.

Day of death January 16, 1747

  • The temperature on January 16, 1747 was about -1 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: bijna helder geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem IV (Huis van Oranje) was from 1747 till 1751 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1747: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 31 » The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital.
    • May 14 » War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre.
    • October 25 » War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral Edward Hawke defeats the French at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre.


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