Pop Oswald Tree » John MEEK (1705-1782)

Personal data John MEEK 

  • He was born in the year 1705 in Fortisset, Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • He died on February 8, 1782 in Fortisset, Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland, he was 77 years old.
  • A child of William MEEK and Agnes NIMMO

Household of John MEEK

He has/had a relationship with Janet MILLAR.


Child(ren):

  1. John MEEK  1738-1802 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John MEEK

William MEEK
1680-1782
Agnes NIMMO
± 1680-????

John MEEK
1705-1782


Janet MILLAR
1714-1754

John MEEK
1738-1802

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Historical events

Day of death February 8, 1782

  • The temperature on February 8, 1782 was about 0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly north. Weather type: zeer 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)
  • In the year 1782: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 16 » American Revolutionary War: Spanish troops capture the British-held island of Roatán.
    • April 9 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of the Saintes begins.
    • April 19 » John Adams secures the Dutch Republic's recognition of the United States as an independent government. The house which he had purchased in The Hague, Netherlands becomes the first American embassy.
    • June 10 » King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day Thailand) is crowned.
    • November 30 » American Revolutionary War: Treaty of Paris: In Paris, representatives from the United States and Great Britain sign preliminary peace articles (later formalized as the 1783 Treaty of Paris).
    • December 16 » British East India Company: Muharram Rebellion: Hada and Mada Miah lead the first anti-British uprising in the subcontinent against Robert Lindsay and his contingents in Sylhet Shahi Eidgah.


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