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Personal data Captain Edmund Dwight 

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Household of Captain Edmund Dwight

He is married to Elizabeth Scutt.

They got married on August 12, 1742 at Boston, Massachusetts, he was 25 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Jonathan Dwight  1743-1831 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Captain Edmund Dwight

Captain Edmund Dwight
1717-1755

1742

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Historical events

  • The temperature on January 19, 1717 was about 4.0 °C. 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 1717: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 2 » The Loves of Mars and Venus is the first ballet performed in England.
    • June 24 » The Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England).
    • July 17 » King George I of Great Britain sails down the River Thames with a barge of 50 musicians, where George Frideric Handel's Water Music is premiered.
    • August 17 » Austro-Turkish War of 1716–18: The month-long Siege of Belgrade ends with Prince Eugene of Savoy's Austrian troops capturing the city from the Ottoman Empire.
    • August 22 » Spanish troops land on Sardinia.
    • September 29 » An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture.
  • The temperature on August 12, 1742 was about 20.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. 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 1742: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 24 » Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
    • February 16 » Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister.
    • April 13 » George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah makes its world-premiere in Dublin, Ireland.
  • The temperature on October 28, 1755 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north. Weather type: omtrent helder. 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)
  • Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1755: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 25 » Moscow University is established on Tatiana Day.
    • April 2 » Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
    • April 15 » Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.
    • June 16 » French and Indian War: The French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians.
    • November 1 » In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.
    • November 25 » King Ferdinand VI of Spain grants royal protection to the Beaterio de la Compañia de Jesus, now known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.


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Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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