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Personal data William Lowrance Sherrill 

  • He was born on November 15, 1810 in Burke, North Carolina, United States.
  • He died on June 11, 1885 in Lower Creek Township, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States, he was 74 years old.
  • He is buried June 1885 in Sherrill, Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States.
  • A child of Isaac Lowrance Sherrill and Mabel Durham
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of William Lowrance Sherrill

He is married to Nancy Letty Harrington.

They got married about 1831 at Caldwell, North Carolina, United States.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Lowrance Sherrill

William Jacob Sherrill
1750-1829
Susannah Isabella Lowrance
1752-1826
John D. Durham
1754-1802
Mabel Bailey
1753-1811
Mabel Durham
± 1780-1812

William Lowrance Sherrill
1810-1885

± 1831

Nancy Letty Harrington
1810-1893


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Historical events

Birthday November 15, 1810

  • The temperature on November 15, 1810 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
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    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 1810: Source: Wikipedia
    • August 26 » The former viceroy Santiago de Liniers of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata is executed after the defeat of his counter-revolution.
    • August 28 » Battle of Grand Port: The French accept the surrender of a British Navy fleet.
    • September 16 » With the Grito de Dolores, Father Miguel Hidalgo begins Mexico's fight for independence from Spain.
    • September 18 » First Government Junta in Chile. Though supposed to rule only during the Peninsular War in Spain, it is in fact the first step towards independence from Spain, and is commemorated as such.
    • November 17 » Sweden declares war on its ally the United Kingdom to begin the Anglo-Swedish War, although no fighting ever takes place.
    • November 23 » Sarah Booth debuts at the Royal Opera House.

Day of death June 11, 1885

  • The temperature on June 11, 1885 was about 11.9 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
    • January 17 » A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
    • March 19 » Louis Riel declares a provisional government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion.
    • April 30 » Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
    • July 1 » The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
    • November 28 » Bulgarian victory in the Serbo-Bulgarian War preserves the Unification of Bulgaria.


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