Olson's Tree » Dr. James McClurg (1746-1823)

Personal data Dr. James McClurg 

  • He was born in the year 1746 in Hampton, Elizabeth Co., VA.
    His father, Dr. Walter McClurg, a native of Wigtownshire, Scotland, was a surgeon in the British Royal Navy & an expert on smallpox & was sent to Hampton, VA in 1720 specifically to deal with an epidemic of smallpox that had broken out there.
  • He died on July 9, 1823 in Richmond, VA, he was 77 years old.
    Dr. McClurg was killed at Richmond on the above date, when his horses ran away with his carriage causing an accident that led to his death. Obituary appeared in the Richmond, VA Enquirer on 11 Jul 1823. He had no living male heirs, the male line ended.

Household of Dr. James McClurg

He has/had a relationship with Elizabeth Selden.


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Dr. James McClurg

Dr. James McClurg
1746-1823


Elizabeth Selden
1761-1815

Elizabeth Selden McClurg
1781-1853

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Historical events

Day of death July 9, 1823

  • The temperature on July 9, 1823 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: half bewolkt . 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 1823: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 11 » Carnival tragedy of 1823: About 110 boys are killed during a stampede at the Convent of the Minori Osservanti in Valletta, Malta.
    • July 2 » Bahia Independence Day: The end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia.
    • July 15 » A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy.
    • July 24 » Afro-Chileans are emancipated.
    • September 22 » Joseph Smith claims to have found the golden plates after being directed by God through the Angel Moroni to the place where they were buried.
    • December 2 » Monroe Doctrine: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President James Monroe proclaims American neutrality in future European conflicts, and warns European powers not to interfere in the Americas.


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