Olson's Tree » Mary Porter (1748-1782)

Personal data Mary Porter 

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Household of Mary Porter

She is married to Jonathan Elliot Edwards.

They got married on October 4, 1770, she was 22 years old.


Child(ren):

  2. Jerusha Edwards  1776-1847

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Mary Porter

COL Samuel Porter
1660-1722
Joanna Cook
1665-1713
Sarah Pitkin
1702-1784

Mary Porter
1748-1782

1770

Jonathan Elliot Edwards
1745-1801

Jonathan Walter Edwards
1772-1831
Jerusha Edwards
1776-1847

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    2. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday September 16, 1748

    • The temperature on September 16, 1748 was about 15.0 °C. There was 24 mm of rainWind direction mainly east. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
    • 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 1748: Source: Wikipedia
      • June 11 » Denmark adopts the characteristic Nordic Cross flag later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries.
      • August 26 » The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia.
      • October 12 » War of Jenkins' Ear: A British squadron wins a tactical victory over a Spanish squadron off Havana.
      • October 18 » Signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession.

    Day of marriage October 4, 1770

    • The temperature on October 4, 1770 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. 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 1770: Source: Wikipedia
      • April 29 » James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names.
      • May 26 » The Orlov Revolt, an attempt to revolt against the Ottoman Empire before the Greek War of Independence, ends in disaster for the Greeks.
      • June 11 » British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
      • July 1 » Lexell's Comet is seen closer to the Earth than any other comet in recorded history, approaching to a distance of 0.0146 astronomical units (2,180,000km; 1,360,000mi).
      • July 7 » The Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire takes place.
      • November 14 » James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile.

    Day of death June 24, 1782

    • The temperature on June 24, 1782 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: zeer 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)
    • In the year 1782: Source: Wikipedia
      • February 5 » Spanish defeat British forces and capture Menorca.
      • April 9 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of the Saintes begins.
      • April 19 » John Adams secures the Dutch Republic's recognition of the United States as an independent government. The house which he had purchased in The Hague, Netherlands becomes the first American embassy.
      • August 7 » George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit to honor soldiers wounded in battle. It is later renamed to the more poetic Purple Heart.
      • November 30 » American Revolutionary War: Treaty of Paris: In Paris, representatives from the United States and Great Britain sign preliminary peace articles (later formalized as the 1783 Treaty of Paris).
      • December 16 » British East India Company: Muharram Rebellion: Hada and Mada Miah lead the first anti-British uprising in the subcontinent against Robert Lindsay and his contingents in Sylhet Shahi Eidgah.
    

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