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Personal data William Douglas Colonel (Revolutionary War) 

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Household of William Douglas Colonel (Revolutionary War)

He is married to Hannah Mansfield.

They got married on July 5, 1767, he was 25 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Olive Douglas  1768-1828
  2. William Douglas  1770-1823
  4. Hannah Douglas  1772-1853
  5. John Douglas  1775-1784

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Douglas

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

William Douglas
1742-1777

1767

Hannah Mansfield
1747-1823

Olive Douglas
1768-1828
William Douglas
1770-1823
Captain William Douglas
1770-1823
Hannah Douglas
1772-1853
John Douglas
1775-1784

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    2. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday January 17, 1742

    • The temperature on January 17, 1742 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: geheel betrokken mist. 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.

    Day of marriage July 5, 1767

    • The temperature on July 5, 1767 was about 16.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. 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 1767: Source: Wikipedia
      • April 7 » End of Burmese–Siamese War (1765–67).
      • June 17 » Samuel Wallis, a British sea captain, sights Tahiti and is considered the first European to reach the island.
      • July 3 » Norway's oldest newspaper still in print, Adresseavisen, is founded and the first edition is published.
      • July 3 » Pitcairn Island is discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret.
      • August 26 » Jesuits all over Chile are arrested as the Spanish Empire suppresses the Society of Jesus.
      • October 11 » Surveying for the Mason–Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania is completed.

    Day of death May 28, 1777

    • The temperature on May 28, 1777 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by north. Weather type: betrokken regen. 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 1777: Source: Wikipedia
      • April 13 » American Revolutionary War: American forces are ambushed and defeated in the Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey.
      • April 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Ridgefield: A British invasion force engages and defeats Continental Army regulars and militia irregulars at Ridgefield, Connecticut.
      • August 6 » American Revolutionary War: The bloody Battle of Oriskany prevents American relief of the Siege of Fort Stanwix.
      • September 3 » American Revolutionary War: During the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time.
      • September 19 » American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.
      • December 18 » The United States celebrates its first Thanksgiving, marking the recent victory by the American rebels over British General John Burgoyne at Saratoga in October.
    

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