Olson's Tree » Thomas Rice Welles (1693-1767)
Personal data Thomas Rice Welles
Source 1- Alternative names: Thomas Welles, Thomas Rice (Col) Wells
- He was born on February 14, 1693 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.
- Alternative: He was born on February 14, 1692 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.
- Alternative: He was born on February 14, 1692 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
- Alternative: He was born on February 14, 1693 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.
- He died on May 14, 1767 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America, he was 74 years old.
- Alternative: He died on May 14, 1767 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colonial America, he was 74 years old.
- Alternative: He died on May 14, 1767 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA, he was 74 years old.
- Alternative: He died on May 14, 1767 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, he was 74 years old.
- A child of Samuel Wells and Ruth Brigham Rice Welles
Household of Thomas Rice Welles
He is married to Martha Pitkin.
They got married on December 28, 1715 at Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, he was 22 years old.
They got married on August 15, 1764 at Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, he was 71 years old. They got married in the year 1715 at Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT, he was 21 years old.Child(ren):
- Ruth Welles Moseley 1717-1787
- Mary Welles 1718-1733
- Thomas Welles 1720-1733
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Historical events
Birthday February 14, 1693
- 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 1693: Source: Wikipedia
- January 11 » A powerful earthquake destroys parts of Sicily and Malta.
- February 8 » The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, is granted a charter by King William III and Queen Mary II.
- July 25 » Ignacio de Maya founds the Real Santiago de las Sabinas, now known as Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Mexico.
- July 29 » War of the Grand Alliance: Battle of Landen: France wins a Pyrrhic victory over Allied forces in the Netherlands.
- August 4 » Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Perignon's invention of champagne; it is not clear whether he actually invented champagne, however he has been credited as an innovator who developed the techniques used to perfect sparkling wine.
- October 4 » Nine Years' War: Piedmontese troops are defeated by the French.
Day of marriage December 28, 1715
- The temperature on December 28, 1715 was about -2.0 °C. 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 1715: Source: Wikipedia
- April 15 » The Pocotaligo Massacre triggers the start of the Yamasee War in colonial South Carolina.
- May 3 » A total solar eclipse was visible across northern Europe, and northern Asia, as predicted by Edmond Halley to within 4 minutes accuracy.
- July 20 » Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War: The Ottoman Empire captures Nauplia, the capital of the Republic of Venice's "Kingdom of the Morea", thereby opening the way to the swift Ottoman reconquest of the Morea.
- July 31 » Seven days after a Spanish treasure fleet of 12 ships left Havana, Cuba for Spain, 11 of them sink in a storm off the coast of Florida. A few centuries later, treasure is salvaged from these wrecks.
- September 1 » King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, which is the longest of any major European monarch.
- November 13 » Jacobite rising in Scotland: Battle of Sheriffmuir: The forces of the Kingdom of Great Britain halt the Jacobite advance, although the action is inconclusive.
Day of death May 14, 1767
- The temperature on May 14, 1767 was about 14.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: donker regen. 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 1767: Source: Wikipedia
- April 7 » End of Burmese–Siamese War (1765–67).
- June 17 » Samuel Wallis, a British sea captain, sights Tahiti and is considered the first European to reach the island.
- July 3 » Norway's oldest newspaper still in print, Adresseavisen, is founded and the first edition is published.
- July 3 » Pitcairn Island is discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret.
- August 26 » Jesuits all over Chile are arrested as the Spanish Empire suppresses the Society of Jesus.
- October 11 » Surveying for the Mason–Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania is completed.
Same birth/death day
- 1628 » Valentine Greatrakes, Irish faith healer († 1683)
- 1640 » Countess Palatine Anna Magdalena of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler († 1693)
- 1670 » Rajaram Raj Bhonsle, third Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire († 1700)
- 1679 » Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, German organist and composer († 1735)
- 1692 » Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French author and playwright († 1754)
- 1701 » Enrique Flórez, Spanish historian and author († 1773)
- 1667 » Georges de Scudéry, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1601)
- 1688 » Antoine Furetière, French scholar, lexicographer, and author (b. 1619)
- 1754 » Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French playwright and producer (b. 1692)
- 1761 » Thomas Simpson, English mathematician and academic (b. 1710)
- 1847 » Fanny Mendelssohn, German pianist and composer (b. 1805)
- 1860 » Ludwig Bechstein, German author (b. 1801)
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