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Personal data James KNOWLES 

Source 1Source 2
  • He was born in the year 1754 in St James Northam, Goochland, Virginia, United States.
  • He died on July 18, 1808 in Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States, he was 54 years old.

Household of James KNOWLES

He is married to Sarah Webster.

They got married on March 10, 1776 at St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, United States, he was 22 years old.Source 2


Child(ren):

  1. Samuel Nowlin  1777-????

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Ancestors (and descendant) of James KNOWLES

James KNOWLES
1754-1808

1776

Sarah Webster
1754-1825

Samuel Nowlin
1777-????

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  2. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Day of marriage March 10, 1776

  • The temperature on March 10, 1776 was about 6.0 °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 1776: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 1 » American Revolutionary War: Norfolk, Virginia is burned by combined Royal Navy and Continental Army action.
    • January 10 » American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense.
    • March 2 » American Revolutionary War: Patriot militia units arrest the Royal Governor of Georgia James Wright and attempt to prevent capture of supply ships in the Battle of the Rice Boats.
    • March 17 » American Revolution: The British Army evacuates Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city.
    • October 11 » American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777.
    • November 29 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements.

Day of death July 18, 1808

  • The temperature on July 18, 1808 was about 24.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1808: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 1 » The United States bans the importation of slaves.
    • April 6 » John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company, that would eventually make him America's first millionaire.
    • May 3 » Finnish War: Sweden loses the fortress of Sveaborg to Russia.
    • July 28 » Mahmud II became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
    • September 14 » Finnish War: Russians defeat the Swedes at the Battle of Oravais.
    • December 20 » The original Garden Theatre in London is destroyed by a fire, along with most of the scenery, costumes and scripts.


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