Sherren Family Tree » Richard Blackmore (7th GGF) (1665-1744)

Day of marriage February 24, 1717

• The temperature on February 24, 1717 was about 4.0 °C. 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 1717: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 4 » The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance in an attempt to maintain the Treaty of Utrecht; Britain having signed a preliminary alliance with France on November 28 (November 17, 1716).
  • March 2 » The Loves of Mars and Venus is the first ballet performed in England.
  • March 31 » A sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, preached in the presence of King George I of Great Britain, provokes the Bangorian Controversy.
  • June 24 » The Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England).
  • July 17 » King George I of Great Britain sails down the River Thames with a barge of 50 musicians, where George Frideric Handel's Water Music is premiered.
  • August 17 » Austro-Turkish War of 1716–18: The month-long Siege of Belgrade ends with Prince Eugene of Savoy's Austrian troops capturing the city from the Ottoman Empire.

Day of death June 16, 1744

• The temperature on June 16, 1744 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by north. Weather type: betrokken. 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 1744: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 22 » War of the Austrian Succession: The Battle of Toulon causes several Royal Navy captains to be court-martialed, and the Articles of War to be amended.
  • July 4 » The Treaty of Lancaster, in which the Iroquois cede lands between the Allegheny Mountains and the Ohio River to the British colonies, was signed in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
  • September 30 » War of the Austrian Succession: France and Spain defeat Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo, but soon have to withdraw from Sardinia anyway.

Day of burial May 21, 1746

• The temperature on May 21, 1746 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: betrokken nevel geheel betrokken. 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 1746: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 8 » Second Jacobite rising: Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling.
  • April 16 » The Battle of Culloden is fought between the French-supported Jacobites and the British Hanoverian forces commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, in Scotland. After the battle many highland traditions were banned and the Highlands of Scotland were cleared of inhabitants.
  • June 16 » War of the Austrian Succession: Austria and Sardinia defeat a Franco-Spanish army at the Battle of Piacenza.
  • October 22 » The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1722 » John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (b. 1650)
• 1743 » Louise-Françoise de Bourbon, eldest daughter of King Louis XIV of France (b. 1673)
• 1752 » Joseph Butler, English bishop and philosopher (b. 1692)
• 1762 » Anne Russell, Countess of Jersey (formerly Duchess of Bedford) (b. c.1705)
• 1777 » Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset, French poet and playwright (b. 1709)
• 1779 » Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet, English lawyer and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1712)