Family tree Lars Werner » Anne GERBER (1722-1776)

Day of marriage February 26, 1748

• The temperature on February 26, 1748 was about -5.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: sneeuw omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
• Erfstadhouder Prins Willem IV (Huis van Oranje) was from 1747 till 1751 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1748: Source: Wikipedia
  • June 11 » Denmark adopts the characteristic Nordic Cross flag later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries.
  • August 26 » The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia.
  • October 12 » War of Jenkins' Ear: A British squadron wins a tactical victory over a Spanish squadron off Havana.
  • October 18 » Signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession.

Day of death November 13, 1776

• The temperature on November 13, 1776 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: betrokken regen. 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
  • April 12 » American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.
  • June 15 » Delaware Separation Day: Delaware votes to suspend government under the British Crown and separate officially from Pennsylvania.
  • July 9 » George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for the Battle of Long Island.
  • August 27 » Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.
  • September 7 » According to American colonial reports, Ezra Lee makes the world's first submarine attack in the Turtle, attempting to attach a time bomb to the hull of HMS Eagle in New York Harbor (no British records of this attack exist).
  • September 10 » American Revolutionary War: Nathan Hale volunteers to spy for the Continental Army.

Day of burial November 14, 1776

• The temperature on November 14, 1776 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-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
  • June 8 » American Revolutionary War: American attackers are driven back at the Battle of Trois-Rivières.
  • July 2 » American Revolution: The Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with the Kingdom of Great Britain although the wording of the formal Declaration of Independence is not published until July 4.
  • September 21 » Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.
  • September 22 » Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during the American Revolution.
  • October 11 » American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777.
  • November 16 » American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian units capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1726 » Sophia Dorothea of Celle (b. 1666)
• 1770 » George Grenville, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1712)
• 1771 » Konrad Ernst Ackermann, German actor (b. 1712)
• 1777 » William Bowyer, English printer and author (b. 1699)
• 1862 » Ludwig Uhland, German poet, philologist, and historian (b. 1787)
• 1863 » Ignacio Comonfort, Mexican soldier and politician. President 1855-1858 (b. 1812)