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Personal data Abigail Gillett 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Household of Abigail Gillett

She is married to Nathaniel Benton.

They got married on December 17, 1755 at New Milford, Lichfield Co., Connecticut, United States, she was 21 years old.Sources 3, 4


Child(ren):

  1. Bela Benton  1756-1850
  2. Esther Benton  1758-1840 
  3. Abigail Benton  1759-1825
  4. Nathaniel Benton  1761-????
  5. Abraham Benton  1763-1780
  6. Daniel Benton  1764-1821
  7. Orange Benton  1766-1840
  8. Eunice Benton  1768-1785
  9. Rachel Benton  1770-1820
  10. Isaac Benton  1772-1838
  11. John Benton  1775-1823
  12. Anne Benton  1779-1856

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Abigail Gillett

Abigail Gillett
1734-1810

1755

Nathaniel Benton
1726-1800

Bela Benton
1756-1850
Esther Benton
1758-1840
Abigail Benton
1759-1825
Nathaniel Benton
1761-????
Abraham Benton
1763-1780
Daniel Benton
1764-1821
Orange Benton
1766-1840
Eunice Benton
1768-1785
Rachel Benton
1770-1820
Isaac Benton
1772-1838
John Benton
1775-1823
Anne Benton
1779-1856

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Sources

  1. Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  2. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  3. Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Edmund West, comp., Birth year: 1726; Birth city: N Guilford; Birth state: CT / Ancestry.com
  4. Early Connecticut Marriages, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  5. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Birthday October 15, 1734

  • The temperature on October 15, 1734 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1734: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 21 » In Montreal in New France, a slave known by the French name of Marie-Joseph Angélique is put to death, having been convicted of setting the fire that destroyed much of the city.

Day of marriage December 17, 1755

  • The temperature on December 17, 1755 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by west. 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)
  • Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1755: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 13 » Treaty of Giyanti signed by VOC, Pakubuwono III and Prince Mangkubumi. The treaty divides the Javanese kingdom of Mataram into 2: Sunanate of Surakarta and Sultanate of Yogyakarta.
    • April 2 » Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
    • June 16 » French and Indian War: The French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians.
    • July 9 » The Braddock Expedition is soundly defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in what is now downtown Pittsburgh.
    • August 10 » Under the orders of Charles Lawrence, the British Army begins to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.
    • November 25 » King Ferdinand VI of Spain grants royal protection to the Beaterio de la Compañia de Jesus, now known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.

Day of death February 24, 1810

  • The temperature on February 24, 1810 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. 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 1810: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 25 » May Revolution: Citizens of Buenos Aires expel Viceroy Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros during the "May Week", starting the Argentine War of Independence.
    • June 7 » The newspaper Gazeta de Buenos Ayres is first published in Argentina.
    • June 23 » John Jacob Astor forms the Pacific Fur Company.
    • August 27 » Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeats the British Royal Navy, preventing them from taking the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France.
    • November 17 » Sweden declares war on its ally the United Kingdom to begin the Anglo-Swedish War, although no fighting ever takes place.
    • November 23 » Sarah Booth debuts at the Royal Opera House.


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