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Personal data Deacon John Meigs Jr. 

  • He was born on February 28, 1641 in Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
  • He died on November 9, 1713 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, he was 72 years old.
  • He is buried November 1713 in Alderbrook Cemetery, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Deacon John Meigs Jr.

He is married to Sarah Wilcoxson.

They got married on March 7, 1666 at Killingworth, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America, he was 25 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday February 28, 1641

  • Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1641: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 6 » Arauco War: The first Parliament of Quillín is celebrated, putting a temporary hold on hostilities between Mapuches and Spanish in Chile.
    • March 11 » Guaraní forces living in the Jesuit reductions defeat bandeirantes loyal to the Portuguese Empire at the Battle of Mbororé in present-day Panambí, Argentina.
    • August 10 » The Treaty of London between England and Scotland, ending the Bishops' Wars, is signed.
    • September 23 » The Merchant Royal, carrying a treasure of over 100,000 pounds of gold (worth over £1 billion today), is lost at sea off Land's End.
    • October 24 » Felim O'Neill of Kinard, the leader of the Irish Rebellion, issues his Proclamation of Dungannon, justifying the uprising and declaring continued loyalty to King Charles I of England.

Day of death November 9, 1713

  • The temperature on November 9, 1713 was about 7.0 °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 1713: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 1 » The Kalabalik or Skirmish at Bender results from the Ottoman sultan's order that his unwelcome guest, King Charles XII of Sweden, be seized.
    • March 1 » The siege and destruction of Fort Neoheroka begins during the Tuscarora War in North Carolina, effectively opening up the colony's interior to European colonization.
    • March 22 » The Tuscarora War comes to an end with the fall of Fort Neoheroka, effectively opening up the interior of North Carolina to European colonization.
    • April 11 » War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War): Treaty of Utrecht.
    • April 19 » With no living male heirs, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 to ensure that Habsburg lands and the Austrian throne would be inheritable by a female; his daughter and successor, Maria Theresa was not born until 1717.
    • June 23 » The French residents of Acadia are given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia, Canada.


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