Olson's Tree » William Cooley (1698-1775)
Personal data William Cooley
Source 1- He was born on August 12, 1698 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA.
- He died on March 10, 1775 in Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut, USA, he was 76 years old.
- A child of Daniel Cooley and Elizabeth WOLCOTT
Household of William Cooley
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Birthday August 12, 1698
- 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 1698: Source: Wikipedia
- July 2 » Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine.
- September 5 » In an effort to Westernize his nobility, Tsar Peter I of Russia imposes a tax on beards for all men except the clergy and peasantry.
Day of death March 10, 1775
- The temperature on March 10, 1775 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. 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 1775: Source: Wikipedia
- May 10 » American Revolutionary War: The Second Continental Congress takes place in Philadelphia.
- June 11 » The American Revolutionary War's first naval engagement, the Battle of Machias, results in the capture of a small British naval vessel.
- July 5 » The Second Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.
- July 8 » The Olive Branch Petition is signed by the Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies of North America.
- August 23 » American Revolutionary War: King George III delivers his Proclamation of Rebellion to the Court of St James's stating that the American colonies have proceeded to a state of open and avowed rebellion.
- September 25 » American Revolution: Ethan Allen surrenders to British forces after attempting to capture Montreal during the Battle of Longue-Pointe.
Same birth/death day
- 1626 » Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer († 1690)
- 1629 » Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria, Austrian archduchess († 1685)
- 1644 » Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Bohemian-Austrian violinist and composer († 1704)
- 1686 » John Balguy, English philosopher and author († 1748)
- 1696 » Maurice Greene, English organist and composer († 1755)
- 1762 » George IV of the United Kingdom († 1830)
- 1724 » Urban Hjärne, Swedish chemist, geologist, and physician (b. 1641)
- 1776 » Élie Catherine Fréron, French author and critic (b. 1718)
- 1792 » John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1713)
- 1826 » John Pinkerton, Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, author, numismatist and historian (b. 1758)
- 1832 » Muzio Clementi, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1752)
- 1861 » Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian poet, playwright, and ethnographer (b. 1814)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P15656.php : accessed January 2, 2026), "William Cooley (1698-1775)".