Olson's Tree » Oliver Dyer (1755-1778)
Personal data Oliver Dyer
Source 1- He was born on December 22, 1755 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States.
- He died on June 6, 1778 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States, he was 22 years old.
- A child of Eliphalet Dyer and Huldah Bowen
Household of Oliver Dyer
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Birthday December 22, 1755
- The temperature on December 22, 1755 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: 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)
- Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1755: Source: Wikipedia
- January 25 » Moscow University is established on Tatiana Day.
- April 2 » Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
- June 16 » French and Indian War: The French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians.
- July 9 » The Braddock Expedition is soundly defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in what is now downtown Pittsburgh.
- July 25 » British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council order the deportation of the Acadians.
- August 10 » Under the orders of Charles Lawrence, the British Army begins to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.
Day of death June 6, 1778
- The temperature on June 6, 1778 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. 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
- January 18 » James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands".
- February 5 » South Carolina becomes the second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
- July 10 » American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- July 28 » Constitution of the province of Cantabria ratified at the Assembly Hall in Bárcena la Puente, Reocín, Spain.
- November 11 » Cherry Valley massacre: Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces attack a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers.
- December 15 » American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.
Same birth/death day
- 1696 » James Oglethorpe, English general and politician, 1st Colonial Governor of Georgia († 1785)
- 1723 » Carl Friedrich Abel, German viol player and composer († 1787)
- 1765 » Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician and academic († 1825)
- 1799 » Nicholas Callan, Irish priest and physicist († 1864)
- 1805 » John Obadiah Westwood, English entomologist and archaeologist († 1893)
- 1807 » Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian author, poet, and critic († 1873)
- 1730 » Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, French general (b. 1646)
- 1740 » Alexander Spotswood, Moroccan-American colonial and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (b. 1676)
- 1784 » Joan van der Capellen tot den Pol, Dutch politician (b. 1741)
- 1799 » Patrick Henry, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Virginia (b. 1736)
- 1813 » Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect, designed the Hôtel de Mademoiselle de Condé (b. 1739)
- 1813 » Antonio Cachia, Maltese architect, engineer and archaeologist (b. 1739)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P23348.php : accessed January 3, 2026), "Oliver Dyer (1755-1778)".