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Personal data Martha EDWARDS 

Sources 1, 2, 3

Household of Martha EDWARDS

She is married to John BROOKER.

They got married on January 16, 1788 at Hurley,Berkshire,England, she was 24 years old.Source 1


Child(ren):

  1. John BROOKER  1788-1870 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Martha EDWARDS

Henry EDWARDS
1710-????
JANE
1710-????
Hester WILLIAMS
1747-± 1785

Martha EDWARDS
1763-1792

1788

John BROOKER
1769-> 1813

John BROOKER
1788-1870

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Sources

  1. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
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  3. England, Select Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Birthday October 30, 1763

  • The temperature on October 30, 1763 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. 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)
  • 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.
    • August 5 » Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run: British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run.
    • September 14 » Seneca warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Devil's Hole during Pontiac's War.
    • October 7 » King George III issues the Royal Proclamation of 1763, closing Indigenous lands in North America north and west of the Alleghenies to white settlements.

Christening day May 17, 1612

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1612: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 13 » Miyamoto Musashi defeats Sasaki Kojirō at Funajima island.
    • August 18 » The trial of the Pendle witches, one of England's most famous witch trials, begins at Lancaster Assizes.
    • August 19 » The "Samlesbury witches", three women from the Lancashire village of Samlesbury, England, are put on trial, accused of practicing witchcraft, one of the most famous witch trials in British history.
    • September 8 » The foundation day in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil.
    • November 1 » During the Time of Troubles, Polish troops are expelled from Moscow's Kitay-gorod by Russian troops under the command of Dmitry Pozharsky (22 October O.S.).
    • November 29 » The Battle of Swally takes place, which loosens the Portuguese Empire's hold on India.

Day of marriage January 16, 1788

  • The temperature on January 16, 1788 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. 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 1788: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 2 » Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
    • January 19 » The second group of ships of the First Fleet arrive at Botany Bay.
    • January 26 » The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day.
    • March 6 » The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement.
    • May 23 » South Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution as the eighth American state.
    • June 21 » New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.

Day of death March 31, 1792

  • The temperature on March 31, 1792 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly 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 1792: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 5 » United States President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States.
    • May 17 » The New York Stock Exchange is formed under the Buttonwood Agreement.
    • June 1 » Kentucky is admitted as the 15th state of the United States.
    • June 4 » Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for the Kingdom of Great Britain.
    • August 10 » French Revolution: Storming of the Tuileries Palace: Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody as his Swiss Guards are massacred by the Parisian mob.
    • October 3 » A militia departs from the Spanish stronghold of Valdivia to quell a Huilliche uprising in southern Chile.

Day of burial October 24, 1792

  • The temperature on October 24, 1792 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. 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 1792: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 16 » King Gustav III of Sweden is shot; he dies on March 29.
    • April 5 » United States President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States.
    • May 17 » The New York Stock Exchange is formed under the Buttonwood Agreement.
    • September 22 » Primidi Vendémiaire of year one of the French Republican Calendar as the French First Republic comes into being.
    • October 12 » The first celebration of Columbus Day is held in New York City.
    • December 11 » French Revolution: King Louis XVI of France is put on trial for treason by the National Convention.


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