Olson's Tree » James Fitch (1702-1788)
Personal data James Fitch
Sources 1, 2Source 3- He was born on October 18, 1702 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.Source 3
- Alternative: He was born on October 18, 1702.
- Alternative: He was born on October 18, 1703 in New London, New London, Ct.
- He died on February 10, 1788 in Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America, he was 85 years old.Source 3
- Alternative: He died on February 10, 1788, he was 85 years old.
- Alternative: He died on February 10, 1788 in Lebanon, New London, Ct, he was 85 years old.
- He is buried in Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.Source 3
- A child of Daniel Fitch and Mary Sherwood
Household of James Fitch
He is married to Anna Denison.
They got married in the year 1725, he was 22 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday October 18, 1703
- 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 1703: Source: Wikipedia
- January 30 » The Forty-seven rōnin, under the command of Ōishi Kuranosuke, avenge the death of their master, by killing Kira Yoshinaka.
- May 21 » Daniel Defoe is imprisoned on charges of seditious libel.
- May 27 » Tsar Peter the Great founds the city of Saint Petersburg.
- July 26 » During the Bavarian Rummel the rural population of Tyrol drove the Bavarian Prince-Elector Maximilian II Emanuel out of North Tyrol with a victory at the Pontlatzer Bridge and thus prevented the Bavarian Army, which was allied with France, from marching as planned on Vienna during the War of the Spanish Succession.
- July 31 » Daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet, but is pelted with flowers.
- December 7 » The Great Storm of 1703, the greatest windstorm ever recorded in the southern part of Great Britain, makes landfall. Winds gust up to 120mph, and 9,000 people die.
Day of death February 10, 1788
- The temperature on February 10, 1788 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: betrokken mist. 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 1788: Source: Wikipedia
- January 9 » Connecticut becomes the fifth state to ratify the Constitution.
- January 20 » The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides that Port Jackson is a more suitable location for a colony.
- February 9 » The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp.
- March 21 » A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.
- June 21 » New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
- September 13 » The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital.
Same birth/death day
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- 1701 » Charles le Beau, French historian and author († 1778)
- 1706 » Baldassare Galuppi, Italian harpsichord player and composer († 1785)
- 1741 » Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author († 1803)
- 1755 » Montesquieu, French lawyer and philosopher (b. 1689)
- 1782 » Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian and author (b. 1702)
- 1829 » Pope Leo XII (b. 1760)
- 1837 » Alexander Pushkin, Russian poet and author (b. 1799)
- 1854 » José Joaquín de Herrera, Mexican politician and general. President three times (1844–1854) (b. 1792)
- 1857 » David Thompson, English-Canadian surveyor and explorer (b. 1770)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P2507.php : accessed January 4, 2026), "James Fitch (1702-1788)".