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Personal data William Davis 

  • He was born in the year 1620 in Stratton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.
  • He died on December 9, 1683 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, he was 63 years old.
  • He is buried in Davis Tomb, King's Chapel, Boston, Mass.
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of William Davis

He had a relationship with Elizabeth Chamberlain.

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Historical events

  • Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1683: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 24 » The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, opens as the world's first university museum.
    • June 23 » William Penn signs a friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania.
    • September 11 » Battle of Vienna: Coalition forces, including the famous winged Hussars, led by Polish King John III Sobieski lift the siege laid by Ottoman forces.
    • September 17 » Antonie van Leeuwenhoek writes a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules".
    • October 3 » Qing dynasty naval commander Shi Lang receives the surrender of the Tungning kingdom on Taiwan after the Battle of Penghu.
    • November 1 » The British Crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.


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