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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Colton

George Colton
1610-1699
Deborah Gardner
1624-1689
Lawrence Bliss
1628-1676
Lydia Wright
1635-1699
Thomas Colton
1651-1728
Hannah Bliss
1665-1737

William Colton
1694-1770


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    Birthday July 7, 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 December 4, 1770

    • The temperature on December 4, 1770 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: hagel 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 1770: Source: Wikipedia
      • April 19 » Captain James Cook, still holding the rank of lieutenant, sights the eastern coast of what is now Australia.
      • April 29 » James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names.
      • June 11 » British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
      • July 1 » Lexell's Comet is seen closer to the Earth than any other comet in recorded history, approaching to a distance of 0.0146 astronomical units (2,180,000km; 1,360,000mi).
      • August 21 » James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
      • November 14 » James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile.
    

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