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Personal data William (Col.) Perkins 

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  • He was born on July 31, 1741 in Topsfield, Massachusetts.
  • He died on October 30, 1802 in Boston, Massachusettes, Verenigde Staten, he was 61 years old.

Household of William (Col.) Perkins

He is married to Abigail Cox.

They got married on December 1, 1763 at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, he was 22 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Samuel Perkins  1770-1846
  2. Abigail Perkins  1773-1840 
  3. Betsey Perkins  1774-1860
  4. Lafayette Perkins  1786-1874 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William (Col.) Perkins

William (Col.) Perkins
1741-1802

1763

Abigail Cox
1743-1801

Samuel Perkins
1770-1846
Abigail Perkins
1773-1840
Betsey Perkins
1774-1860
Lafayette Perkins
1786-1874

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Historical events

Birthday July 31, 1741

  • The temperature on July 31, 1741 was about 15.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen. 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 1741: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 18 » New York governor George Clarke's complex at Fort George is burned in an arson attack, starting the New York Conspiracy of 1741.
    • April 10 » War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz.
    • May 20 » The Battle of Cartagena de Indias ends in a Spanish victory and the British begin withdrawal towards Jamaica with substantial losses.
    • July 15 » Aleksei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska. He sends men ashore in a longboat, making them the first Europeans to visit Alaska.
    • July 31 » Charles Albert of Bavaria invades Upper Austria and Bohemia.
    • August 10 » King Marthanda Varma of Travancore defeats the Dutch East India Company at the Battle of Colachel, effectively bringing about the end of the Dutch colonial rule in India.

Day of marriage December 1, 1763

  • The temperature on December 1, 1763 was about 9.0 °C. There was 132 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: regen 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)
  • Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1763: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 10 » French and Indian War: The Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain.
    • May 7 » Pontiac's War begins with Pontiac's attempt to seize Fort Detroit from the British.
    • June 2 » Pontiac's Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort.
    • August 5 » Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run: British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run.
    • September 1 » Catherine II of Russia endorses Ivan Betskoy's plans for a Foundling Home in Moscow.
    • October 7 » King George III issues the Royal Proclamation of 1763, closing Indigenous lands in North America north and west of the Alleghenies to white settlements.

Day of death October 30, 1802

  • The temperature on October 30, 1802 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1802: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 28 » Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid ever to be discovered.
    • May 3 » Washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city after Congress abolishes the Board of Commissioners, the District's founding government. The "City of Washington" is given a mayor-council form of government.
    • June 4 » King Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia abdicates his throne in favor of his brother, Victor Emmanuel.
    • July 4 » At West Point, New York, the United States Military Academy opens.
    • September 3 » William Wordsworth composes the sonnet "Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802".
    • November 19 » The Garinagu arrive at British Honduras (Present day Belize)


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