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
- February 26 » The British East India Company factory on Balambangan Island is destroyed by Moro pirates.
- March 8 » An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.
- April 19 » American Revolutionary War: The war begins with an American victory in Concord during the battles of Lexington and Concord.
- May 31 » American Revolution: The Mecklenburg Resolves are adopted in the Province of North Carolina.
- July 27 » Founding of the U.S. Army Medical Department: The Second Continental Congress passes legislation establishing "an hospital for an army consisting of 20,000 men."
- October 13 » The Continental Congress establishes the Continental Navy (predecessor of the United States Navy).
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 February 23, 2026), "William Cooley (1698-1775)".