Sickler Family Tree » Jonathan Capron (1705-1776)

Day of marriage April 22, 1773

• The temperature on April 22, 1773 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw. 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 1773: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 1 » The hymn that became known as "Amazing Grace", then titled "1 Chronicles 17:16–17" is first used to accompany a sermon led by John Newton in the town of Olney, Buckinghamshire, England.
  • January 17 » Captain James Cook leads the first expedition to sail south of the Antarctic Circle.
  • May 10 » The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by reducing taxes on its tea and granting it the right to sell tea directly to North America. The legislation leads to the Boston Tea Party.
  • June 1 » Wolraad Woltemade rescues 14 sailors at the Cape of Good Hope from the sinking ship De Jonge Thomas by riding his horse into the sea seven times. He drowned on his eighth attempt.
  • June 17 » Cúcuta, Colombia, is founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar.
  • October 12 » America's first insane asylum opens.

Day of death February 7, 1776

• The temperature on February 7, 1776 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. 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)
• In the year 1776: Source: Wikipedia
  • May 19 » American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars.
  • June 7 » Richard Henry Lee presents the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence.
  • July 8 » Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.
  • August 10 » American Revolutionary War: Word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.
  • August 31 » William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
  • October 28 » American Revolutionary War: British troops attack and capture Chatterton Hill from the Continental Army.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1736 » Stephen Gray, English astronomer and physicist (b. 1666)
• 1779 » William Boyce, English organist and composer (b. 1711)
• 1799 » Qianlong Emperor of China (b. 1711)
• 1801 » Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish-German painter and academic (b. 1726)
• 1819 » August Wilhelm Hupel, German-Estonian linguist and author (b. 1737)
• 1823 » Ann Radcliffe, English author (b. 1764)