Sherren Family Tree » Nathaniel Benton (1726-1800)
Personal data Nathaniel Benton
Sources 1, 2Source 3- He was born on August 12, 1726 in Guilford, New Haven Co., the British Colony of Connecticut (Colonial America).
- (Coat of Arms) in the year 1726: BENTON".
- He died on September 15, 1800 in Litchfield, Lichfield Co., the British Colony of Connecticut (Colonial America), he was 74 years old.
- He is buried in the year 1800 in Litchfield, Lichfield Co., Connecticut, United States.
West Cemetery
- A child of Ebenezer Benton and Esther Cruttenden
Household of Nathaniel Benton
He is married to Abigail Gillett.
They got married on December 17, 1755 at New Milford, Lichfield Co., Connecticut, United States, he was 29 years old.Sources 1, 2
Child(ren):
- Bela Benton 1756-1850
- 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
- Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Edmund West, comp., Birth year: 1726; Birth city: N Guilford; Birth state: CT / Ancestry.com
- Early Connecticut Marriages, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Connecticut Revolutionary War Military Lists, 1775-83, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday August 12, 1726
- The temperature on August 12, 1726 was about -13 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: winderig. 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 1726: Source: Wikipedia
- February 13 » Parliament of Negrete between Mapuche and Spanish authorities in Chile bring an end to the Mapuche uprising of 1723–26.
- February 19 » The Supreme Privy Council is established in Russia.
- May 9 » Five men arrested during a raid on Mother Clap's molly house in London are executed at Tyburn.
- October 28 » The novel Gulliver's Travels is published.
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
- January 25 » Moscow University is established on Tatiana Day.
- April 15 » Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.
- 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.
- November 1 » In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.
- 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 September 15, 1800
- The temperature on September 15, 1800 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.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 1800: Source: Wikipedia
- April 20 » The Septinsular Republic is established.
- June 7 » David Thompson reaches the mouth of the Saskatchewan River in Manitoba.
- August 30 » Gabriel Prosser postpones a planned slave rebellion in Richmond, Virginia, but is arrested before he can make it happen.
- September 4 » The French garrison in Valletta surrenders to British troops who had been called at the invitation of the Maltese. The islands of Malta and Gozo become the Malta Protectorate.
- October 7 » French corsair Robert Surcouf, commander of the 18-gun ship La Confiance, captures the British 38-gun Kent.
- December 24 » The Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise fails to kill Napoleon Bonaparte.
Same birth/death day
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- 1762 » George IV of the United Kingdom († 1830)
- 1773 » Karl Faber, Prussian historian and academic († 1853)
- 1774 » Robert Southey, English poet and author († 1843)
- 1794 » Abraham Clark, American police officer and politician (b. 1725)
- 1803 » Gian Francesco Albani, Italian cardinal (b. 1719)
- 1813 » Antoine Étienne de Tousard, French general and engineer (b. 1752)
- 1830 » François Baillairgé, Canadian painter and sculptor (b. 1759)
- 1830 » William Huskisson, English financier and politician, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (b. 1770)
- 1841 » Alessandro Rolla, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1757)
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