Olson's Tree » John Denison (1698-1776)
Personal data John Denison
Source 1- He was born on April 3, 1698 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States.
- He died on November 28, 1776 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States, he was 78 years old.
- A child of Captain Robert Denison and Joanna Stanton
Household of John Denison
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Historical events
Birthday April 3, 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 death November 28, 1776
- The temperature on November 28, 1776 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: zeer betrokken. 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 1776: Source: Wikipedia
- March 2 » American Revolutionary War: Patriot militia units arrest the Royal Governor of Georgia James Wright and attempt to prevent capture of supply ships in the Battle of the Rice Boats.
- March 17 » American Revolution: The British Army evacuates Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city.
- June 12 » The Virginia Declaration of Rights is adopted.
- July 9 » George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for the Battle of Long Island.
- September 17 » The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain.
- September 22 » Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during the American Revolution.
Same birth/death day
- 1639 » Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer († 1682)
- 1643 » Charles V, duke of Lorraine († 1690)
- 1682 » Valentin Rathgeber, German organist and composer († 1750)
- 1693 » George Edwards, English ornithologist and entomologist († 1773)
- 1715 » William Watson, English physician, physicist, and botanist († 1787)
- 1764 » John Abernethy, English surgeon and anatomist († 1831)
- 1763 » Naungdawgyi, Burmese king (b. 1734)
- 1785 » William Whipple, American general and politician (b. 1730)
- 1794 » Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Prussian-American general (b. 1730)
- 1794 » Sir James Tylney-Long, 7th Baronet, English politician (b. 1736)
- 1801 » Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, French geologist and academic (b. 1750)
- 1815 » Johann Peter Salomon, German violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1745)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P24057.php : accessed January 6, 2026), "John Denison (1698-1776)".