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.
- 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.
- August 23 » Edirne event: Sultan Mustafa II of the Ottoman Empire is dethroned.
- 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.
- December 27 » Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England.
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.
- March 6 » The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement.
- 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.
- December 22 » Nguyễn Huệ proclaims himself Emperor Quang Trung, in effect abolishing on his own the Lê dynasty.
Same birth/death day
- 1662 » Matthew Henry, Welsh minister and scholar († 1714)
- 1663 » Prince Eugene of Savoy († 1736)
- 1668 » John George IV, Elector of Saxony († 1694)
- 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 7, 2026), "James Fitch (1702-1788)".