Olson's Tree » Col Elisha Williams (1694-1775)
Personal data Col Elisha Williams
Source 1- He was born on August 24, 1694 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts.
- He died on July 25, 1775 in Wethersfield, Connecticut, he was 80 years old.
- A child of William Williams and Elisabeth Cotton
Household of Col Elisha Williams
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Historical events
Birthday August 24, 1694
- 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 1694: Source: Wikipedia
- February 6 » The warrior queen Dandara, leader of the runaway slaves in Quilombo dos Palmares, Brazil, is captured and commits suicide rather than be returned to a life of slavery.
- July 27 » A Royal charter is granted to the Bank of England.
Day of death July 25, 1775
- The temperature on July 25, 1775 was about 20.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: 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 1775: Source: Wikipedia
- April 19 » American Revolutionary War: The war begins with an American victory in Concord during the battles of Lexington and Concord.
- May 20 » The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence is allegedly signed in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- June 14 » American Revolutionary War: the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United States Army.
- July 3 » American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- September 8 » The unsuccessful Rising of the Priests in Malta.
- November 7 » John Murray, the Royal Governor of the Colony of Virginia, starts the first mass emancipation of slaves in North America by issuing Lord Dunmore's Offer of Emancipation, which offers freedom to slaves who abandoned their colonial masters to fight with Murray and the British.
Same birth/death day
- 1631 » Philip Henry, English minister († 1696)
- 1635 » Peder Griffenfeld, Danish lawyer and politician († 1699)
- 1684 » Sir Robert Munro, 6th Baronet, British politician († 1746)
- 1714 » Alaungpaya, Burmese king († 1760)
- 1732 » Peter Ernst Wilde, German physician and journalist († 1785)
- 1758 » Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin († 1794)
- 1790 » Johann Bernhard Basedow, German educator and reformer (b. 1723)
- 1790 » William Livingston, American soldier and politician, 1st Governor of New Jersey (b. 1723)
- 1791 » Isaac Low, American merchant and politician (b. 1735)
- 1794 » André Chénier, Greek-French poet and author (b. 1762)
- 1794 » Friedrich von der Trenck, Prussian adventurer and author (b. 1726)
- 1794 » Jean-Antoine Roucher, French poet and author (b. 1745)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P20515.php : accessed May 1, 2025), "Col Elisha Williams (1694-1775)".