Olson's Tree » Christopher Avery (1739-1778)
Personal data Christopher Avery
Sources 1, 2Source 2- He was born on May 3, 1739 in Groton, New London, Connecticut, USA.Source 2
- He died on July 3, 1778 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA, he was 39 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.Source 2
- A child of Humphrey Avery and Jerusha Morgan
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Birthday May 3, 1739
- The temperature on May 3, 1739 was about 10.0 °C. There was 70 mm of rainWind direction mainly south east. Weather type: regen betrokken. 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 1739: Source: Wikipedia
- January 1 » Bouvet Island, the world's remotest island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier.
- February 17 » The Battle of Vasai commences as the Marathas move to invade Portuguese-occupied territory.
- February 23 » At York Castle, the outlaw Dick Turpin is identified by his former schoolteacher. Turpin had been using the name Richard Palmer.
- May 16 » The Battle of Vasai concludes as the Marathas defeat the Portuguese army.
- September 9 » Stono Rebellion, the largest slave uprising in Britain's mainland North American colonies prior to the American Revolution, erupts near Charleston, South Carolina.
- September 18 » The Treaty of Belgrade is signed, whereby Austria cedes lands south of the Sava and Danube rivers to the Ottoman Empire.
Day of death July 3, 1778
- The temperature on July 3, 1778 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. 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 1778: Source: Wikipedia
- February 6 » American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
- July 3 » American Revolutionary War: Iroquois allied to Britain kill 360 people in the Wyoming Valley massacre.
- July 28 » Constitution of the province of Cantabria ratified at the Assembly Hall in Bárcena la Puente, Reocín, Spain.
- August 26 » The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
- August 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.
- September 17 » The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe.
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