Olson's Tree » Capt. John Avery (1738-1826)
Personal data Capt. John Avery
Source 1- He was born on January 24, 1738 in Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States.
- He died on January 5, 1826 in Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, he was 87 years old.
- A child of James Avery and Elizabeth Smith
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Birthday January 24, 1738
- The temperature on January 24, 1738 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: regen en zeer 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 1738: Source: Wikipedia
- January 7 » A peace treaty is signed between Peshwa Bajirao and Jai Singh II following Maratha victory in the Battle of Bhopal.
- April 15 » Serse, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel receives its premiere performance in London, England.
- April 18 » Real Academia de la Historia ("Royal Academy of History") is founded in Madrid.
- May 24 » John Wesley is converted, essentially launching the Methodist movement; the day is celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day and a church service is generally held on the preceding Sunday.
- May 25 » A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners.
- July 20 » Canadian explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Vérendrye reaches the western shore of Lake Michigan.
Day of death January 5, 1826
- The temperature on January 5, 1826 was about -1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: betrokken winderig. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1826: Source: Wikipedia
- February 11 » University College London is founded as University of London.
- April 10 » The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town of Missolonghi begin leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive.
- September 11 » Captain William Morgan, an ex-freemason is arrested in Batavia, New York for debt after declaring that he would publish The Mysteries of Free Masonry, a book against Freemasonry. This sets into motion the events that lead to his mysterious disappearance.
- October 7 » The Granite Railway begins operations as the first chartered railway in the U.S.
- December 16 » Benjamin W. Edwards rides into Mexican-controlled Nacogdoches, Texas, and declares himself ruler of the Republic of Fredonia.
- December 24 » The Eggnog Riot at the United States Military Academy begins that night, wrapping up the following morning.
Same birth/death day
- 1732 » Pierre Beaumarchais, French playwright and financier († 1799)
- 1739 » Jean Nicolas Houchard, French General of the French Revolution († 1793)
- 1746 » Gustav III of Sweden († 1792)
- 1749 » Charles James Fox, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs († 1806)
- 1754 » Andrew Ellicott, American soldier and surveyor († 1820)
- 1761 » Louis Klein, French general († 1845)
- 1796 » Samuel Huntington, American jurist and politician, 18th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1731)
- 1823 » George Johnston, Scottish-Australian colonel and politician, Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales (b. 1764)
- 1845 » Robert Smirke, English painter and illustrator (b. 1753)
- 1846 » Alfred Thomas Agate, American painter and illustrator (b. 1812)
- 1858 » Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Austrian field marshal (b. 1766)
- 1860 » John Neumann, Czech-American bishop and saint (b. 1811)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P23928.php : accessed January 1, 2026), "Capt. John Avery (1738-1826)".