Olson's Tree » Deacon William Williams "Y" (1698-1766)
Personal data Deacon William Williams "Y"
Source 1- He was born on April 24, 1698 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
- He died on June 21, 1766 in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, he was 68 years old.
- A child of Samuel Williams and Sarah May
Household of Deacon William Williams "Y"
He is married to Sarah Stevens.
They got married on October 20, 1721 at Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, he was 23 years old.
Child(ren):
- Samuel Williams 1721-1805
- William Williams 1723-1785
- THOMAS Williams 1725-1778
- Dorothy Williams 1726-1800
- Eliakim Williams 1729-1746
- Timothy Williams 1729-1746
- Joseph Williams 1741-????
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Historical events
Birthday April 24, 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 marriage October 20, 1721
- The temperature on October 20, 1721 was about 12.0 °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 1721: Source: Wikipedia
- January 6 » The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings, revealing details of fraud among company directors and corrupt politicians.
- March 24 » Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated six concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, now commonly called the Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-1051.
- April 4 » Sir Robert Walpole becomes the first British prime minister.
- April 26 » A massive earthquake devastates the Iranian city of Tabriz.
- August 18 » The city of Shamakhi in Safavid Shirvan is sacked.
- October 22 » Russian Empire is proclaimed by Tsar Peter I after the Swedish defeat in the Great Northern War.
Day of death June 21, 1766
- The temperature on June 21, 1766 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: wat dauw. 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 1766: Source: Wikipedia
- March 18 » American Revolution: The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act.
- May 22 » A large earthquake causes heavy damage and loss of life in Istanbul and the Marmara region.
- November 10 » The last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University).
- December 2 » Swedish parliament approved the Swedish Freedom of the Press Act and implemented it as a ground law, thus being first in the world with freedom of speech.
- December 5 » In London, auctioneer James Christie holds his first sale.
- December 25 » Mapuches in Chile launch a series of surprise attacks against the Spanish starting the Mapuche uprising of 1766.
Same birth/death day
- 1608 » Gaston, Duke of Orléans, third son of King Henry IV of France († 1660)
- 1620 » John Graunt, English demographer and statistician († 1674)
- 1706 » Giovanni Battista Martini, Italian pianist and composer († 1780)
- 1718 » Nathaniel Hone the Elder, Irish-English painter and educator († 1784)
- 1743 » Edmund Cartwright, English clergyman and engineer, invented the power loom († 1823)
- 1784 » Peter Vivian Daniel, American lawyer and jurist († 1860)
- 1661 » Andrea Sacchi, Italian painter (b. 1599)
- 1737 » Matthieu Marais, French author, critic, and jurist (b. 1664)
- 1738 » Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1674)
- 1796 » Richard Gridley, American soldier and engineer (b. 1710)
- 1824 » Étienne Aignan, French playwright and translator (b. 1773)
- 1865 » Frances Adeline Seward, American wife of William H. Seward (b. 1824)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P20244.php : accessed May 1, 2025), "Deacon William Williams "Y" (1698-1766)".