Olson's Tree » Thankful Root (1700-1750)
Personal data Thankful Root
Source 1- She was born on August 4, 1700 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, United States.
- She died on April 16, 1750 in Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, she was 49 years old.
- A child of Thomas Root and Thankful Strong
Household of Thankful Root
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Historical events
Birthday August 4, 1700
- 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 1700: Source: Wikipedia
- January 26 » The 8.7–9.2 Mw Cascadia earthquake takes place off the west coast of North America, as evidenced by Japanese records.
- February 27 » The island of New Britain is discovered by Europeans.
- February 28 » Today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar.
- March 1 » Sweden introduces its own Swedish calendar, in an attempt to gradually merge into the Gregorian calendar, reverts to the Julian calendar on this date in 1712, and introduces the Gregorian calendar on this date in 1753.
Day of death April 16, 1750
- The temperature on April 16, 1750 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: hagel regen omtrent helder. 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 1750: Source: Wikipedia
- November 11 » Riots break out in Lhasa after the murder of the Tibetan regent.
- November 11 » The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, is formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the first college fraternity.
- November 24 » Tarabai, regent of the Maratha Empire, imprisons Rajaram II of Satara for refusing to remove Balaji Baji Rao from the post of peshwa.
Same birth/death day
- 1623 » Friedrich Casimir, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1641–1680) and Hanau-Münzenberg (1642–1680) († 1685)
- 1701 » Thomas Blackwell, Scottish historian and scholar († 1757)
- 1704 » Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans († 1752)
- 1719 » Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German mineralogist and geologist († 1767)
- 1721 » Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician, Lord President of the Council († 1803)
- 1755 » Nicolas-Jacques Conté, French soldier, painter, balloonist, and inventor († 1805)
- 1687 » George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English poet and politician, Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire (b. 1628)
- 1689 » Aphra Behn, English author and playwright (b. 1640)
- 1742 » Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino, Italian poet and translator (b. 1672)
- 1756 » Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (b. 1677)
- 1783 » Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator (b. 1719)
- 1788 » Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French mathematician, cosmologist, and author (b. 1707)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P16749.php : accessed May 1, 2025), "Thankful Root (1700-1750)".
Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P16749.php : accessed May 1, 2025), "Thankful Root (1700-1750)".