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
- January 27 » American Revolutionary War: Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" arrives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- 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.
- May 19 » American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars.
- August 27 » Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.
- September 7 » According to American colonial reports, Ezra Lee makes the world's first submarine attack in the Turtle, attempting to attach a time bomb to the hull of HMS Eagle in New York Harbor (no British records of this attack exist).
- September 11 » British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
Same birth/death day
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- 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 February 24, 2026), "John Denison (1698-1776)".
Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P24057.php : accessed February 24, 2026), "John Denison (1698-1776)".