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Personal data Benjamin Douglas 

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Household of Benjamin Douglas

(1) He is married to Rebecca Fish.

They got married on January 24, 1763 at North Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States, he was 21 years old.


(2) He is married to Elizabeth SMITH.

They got married in the year 1768 at Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, USA, he was 26 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Elizabeth Douglass  1770-1834

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Benjamin Douglas

William Douglas
1672-1719
Sarah Proctor
1676-1731
John Douglas
1703-1766

Benjamin Douglas
1741-1775

(1) 1763

Rebecca Fish
1739-1766

(2) 1768

Elizabeth SMITH
-1823

Elizabeth Douglass
1770-1834

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    Historical events

    Birthday July 27, 1741

    • The temperature on July 27, 1741 was about 19.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
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      Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
    • In the year 1741: Source: Wikipedia
      • March 13 » The Battle of Cartagena de Indias (part of the War of Jenkins' Ear) begins.
      • March 18 » New York governor George Clarke's complex at Fort George is burned in an arson attack, starting the New York Conspiracy of 1741.
      • May 20 » The Battle of Cartagena de Indias ends in a Spanish victory and the British begin withdrawal towards Jamaica with substantial losses.
      • June 25 » Maria Theresa is crowned Queen of Hungary.
      • July 31 » Charles Albert of Bavaria invades Upper Austria and Bohemia.
      • August 10 » King Marthanda Varma of Travancore defeats the Dutch East India Company at the Battle of Colachel, effectively bringing about the end of the Dutch colonial rule in India.

    Day of marriage January 24, 1763

    • The temperature on January 24, 1763 was about 0.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest by south. Weather type: geheel 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)
    • Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1763: Source: Wikipedia
      • May 7 » Pontiac's War begins with Pontiac's attempt to seize Fort Detroit from the British.
      • May 9 » The Siege of Fort Detroit begins during Pontiac's War against British forces.
      • June 2 » Pontiac's Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort.
      • July 31 » Odawa Chief Pontiac's forces defeat British troops at the Battle of Bloody Run during Pontiac's War.
      • September 14 » Seneca warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Devil's Hole during Pontiac's War.
      • December 2 » Dedication of the Touro Synagogue, in Newport, Rhode Island, the first synagogue in what will become the United States.

    Day of death December 3, 1775

    • The temperature on December 3, 1775 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. 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)
    • In the year 1775: Source: Wikipedia
      • March 23 » American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his speech – "Give me liberty, or give me death!" – at St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia.
      • July 3 » American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
      • July 26 » The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress. Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania takes office as Postmaster General.
      • July 27 » Founding of the U.S. Army Medical Department: The Second Continental Congress passes legislation establishing "an hospital for an army consisting of 20,000 men."
      • August 20 » The Spanish establish the Presidio San Augustin del Tucson in the town that became Tucson, Arizona.
      • November 7 » John Murray, the Royal Governor of the Colony of Virginia, starts the first mass emancipation of slaves in North America by issuing Lord Dunmore's Offer of Emancipation, which offers freedom to slaves who abandoned their colonial masters to fight with Murray and the British.
    

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