RanHam Tree » Rev John Davis (1692-1749)
Personal data Rev John Davis
Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4- He was born on March 8, 1692 in Haverford, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.Sources 2, 3
- Obtained citizenship, Pennsylvania, USA.Source 3
- Resident on 1698-1902: Pennsylvania, USA.Source 4
- (NaturalizationPetition) in Pennsylvania, USA.Source 3
- He died on June 17, 1749 in Darby, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, he was 57 years old.
- A child of Lewis David Davis and Florence Jones
Household of Rev John Davis
He is married to Rebecca Need.
They got married on February 17, 1714 at Darby, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, he was 21 years old.
Child(ren):
- Joseph Davis 1715-1750
- Lewis Davis 1716-1740
- Rebecca Davis 1719-1769
- Ann Davis 1721-1798
- Hannah Davis 1724-1808
- John Davis 1727-1769
- Mary Davis 1731-1808
- Sarah Need Davis 1734-> 1769
- Nathaniel Davis 1737-1746
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Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=78336360&pid=4823
/ Ancestry.com - U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Ancestry.com, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes / Ancestry.com
- Pennsylvania, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1795-1931, Ancestry.com, The National Archives in Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States; Record Group Number: 21 / Ancestry.com
- Welsh founders of Pennsylvania, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday March 8, 1692
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1692: Source: Wikipedia
- February 13 » Massacre of Glencoe: Almost 80 Macdonalds at Glen Coe, Scotland are killed early in the morning for not promptly pledging allegiance to the new king, William of Orange.
- June 2 » Bridget Bishop is the first person to be tried for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts; she was found guilty and later hanged.
- June 7 » Port Royal, Jamaica, is hit by a catastrophic earthquake; in just three minutes, 1,600 people are killed and 3,000 are seriously injured.
- June 10 » Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft and Sorceries".
- August 19 » Salem witch trials: In Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay, five people, one woman and four men, including a clergyman, are executed after being convicted of witchcraft.
- October 12 » The Salem witch trials are ended by a letter from the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Province.
Day of marriage February 17, 1714
- The temperature on February 17, 1714 was about 8.0 °C. 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 1714: Source: Wikipedia
- August 1 » George, Elector of Hanover, becomes King George I of Great Britain, marking the beginning of the Georgian era of British history.
- August 7 » The Battle of Gangut: The first important victory of the Russian Navy.
- September 11 » Siege of Barcelona: Barcelona, capital city of Catalonia, surrenders to Spanish and French Bourbon armies in the War of the Spanish Succession.
- September 18 » George I arrives in Great Britain after becoming king on August 1.
Day of death June 17, 1749
- The temperature on June 17, 1749 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: betrokken geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem IV (Huis van Oranje) was from 1747 till 1751 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1749: Source: Wikipedia
- January 3 » Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont.
- January 3 » The first issue of Berlingske, Denmark's oldest continually operating newspaper, is published.
- January 21 » The Teatro Filarmonico in Verona is destroyed by fire, as a result of a torch being left behind in the box of a nobleman after a performance. It is rebuilt in 1754.
- May 19 » King George II of Great Britain grants the Ohio Company a charter of land around the forks of the Ohio River.
- June 21 » Halifax, Nova Scotia, is founded.
Same birth/death day
- 1658 » Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor, British Baron († 1730)
- 1712 » John Fothergill, English physician and botanist († 1780)
- 1714 » Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German pianist and composer († 1788)
- 1726 » Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, English admiral and politician, Treasurer of the Navy († 1799)
- 1746 » André Michaux, French botanist and explorer († 1802)
- 1748 » William V, Prince of Orange († 1806)
- 1719 » Joseph Addison, English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician (b. 1672)
- 1734 » Claude Louis Hector de Villars, French general and politician, French Secretary of State for War (b. 1653)
- 1740 » Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1687)
- 1762 » Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French poet and playwright (b. 1674)
- 1771 » Daskalogiannis, Greek rebel leader (b. 1722)
- 1775 » John Pitcairn, Scottish-English soldier (b. 1722)
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