Stephenson Family Tree » David John McWhorter (± 1740-1789)

Personal data David John McWhorter 

  • He was born about 1740 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.
  • He died on October 4, 1789 in Pickens, Abbeville, South Carolina, United State.
  • He is buried in the year 1789 in McWhorter Cemetery, Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of David John McWhorter

He is married to Mary Poston.

They got married on March 31, 1766 at Lancaster Co., PA.

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Historical events

Day of death October 4, 1789

  • The temperature on October 4, 1789 was about 10.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind 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 1789: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 21 » The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth by William Hill Brown, is printed in Boston.
    • April 1 » In New York City, the United States House of Representatives achieves its first quorum and elects Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania as its first Speaker.
    • August 7 » The United States Department of War is established.
    • August 26 » The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is approved by the National Constituent Assembly of France.
    • October 2 » The United States Bill of Rights is sent to the various States for ratification.
    • October 6 » French Revolution: King Louis XVI is forced to change his residence from Versailles to the Tuileries Palace.


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About the surname McWhorter


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