Olson's Tree » John Watts (1715-1789)
Personal data John Watts
Source 1- He was born on April 5, 1715 in New York, New York, United States.
- He died on August 15, 1789 in London, England, he was 74 years old.
- A child of Robert Watts and Mary Nicoll
Household of John Watts
(1) He has/had a relationship with Ann de Lancey.
Child(ren):
Child(ren):
- Susanna Watts 1749-1823
- John Watts 1749-1836
- Mary Nicoll "Polly" Watts 1751-1815
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Historical events
Birthday April 5, 1715
- The temperature on April 5, 1715 was about 7.0 °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 August 15, 1789
- The temperature on August 15, 1789 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: betrokken donder weerlicht. 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 1789: Source: Wikipedia
- April 20 » George Washington arrives at Grays Ferry, Philadelphia while en route to Manhattan for his inauguration.
- April 21 » George Washington's reception at Trenton is hosted by the Ladies of Trenton as he journeys to New York City for his first inauguration.
- July 12 » In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later.
- July 27 » The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (it will be later renamed Department of State).
- November 21 » North Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 12th U.S. state.
- November 26 » A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the United States as proclaimed by President George Washington at the request of Congress.
Same birth/death day
- 1719 » Axel von Fersen the Elder, Swedish field marshal and politician, Lord Marshal of Sweden († 1794)
- 1726 » Benjamin Harrison V, American politician, planter and merchant († 1791)
- 1727 » Pasquale Anfossi, Italian violinist and composer († 1797)
- 1729 » Frederick Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg († 1809)
- 1730 » Jean Baptiste Seroux d'Agincourt, French archaeologist and historian († 1814)
- 1732 » Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French painter and etcher († 1806)
- 1728 » Marin Marais, French viol player and composer (b. 1656)
- 1758 » Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer (b. 1698)
- 1799 » Giuseppe Parini, Italian poet and author (b. 1729)
- 1844 » José María Coppinger, governor of Spanish East Florida (b. 1733)
- 1852 » Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist (b. 1760)
- 1859 » Nathaniel Claiborne, American farmer and politician (b. 1777)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P16799.php : accessed January 7, 2026), "John Watts (1715-1789)".