Sherren Family Tree » William Paxton (1783-1875)

Personal data William Paxton 

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Household of William Paxton

He is married to Sarah Grace McDowell.

They got married in the year 1801, he was 17 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Elizabeth S. Paxton  1807-1810
  2. Margaret C. Paxton  1809-????
  3. Hargood Paxton  1811-????
  4. Mary Evelyn Paxton  1811-1890

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Sources

  1. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, Source number: 527.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RSN / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Birthday October 11, 1783

  • The temperature on October 11, 1783 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. 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 1783: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 20 » The Kingdom of Great Britain signed preliminary articles of peace with France, setting the stage to the official end of hostilities in the American Revolutionary War later that year.
    • April 18 » Three-Fifths Compromise: the first instance of black slaves in the United States of America being counted as three fifths of persons (for the purpose of taxation), in a resolution of the Congress of the Confederation. This was later adopted in the 1787 Constitution.
    • June 22 » A poisonous cloud caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano in Iceland reaches Le Havre in France.
    • August 18 » A huge fireball meteor is seen across Great Britain as it passes over the east coast.
    • November 25 » American Revolutionary War: The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
    • November 29 » A 5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey.

Day of death October 26, 1875

  • The temperature on October 26, 1875 was about 9.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
    • February 25 » Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
    • March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
    • April 10 » India: Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
    • May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
    • August 22 » The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.


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Source: Wikipedia


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