Stephenson Family Tree » Janet Niven (1683-1770)
Personal data Janet Niven
- She was born on October 14, 1683 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.
- She was christened on October 14, 1683 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scot.
- She died on March 23, 1770 in Arngask, Perthshire, Scotland, she was 86 years old.
- A child of John Neiving and Agnes Duncan
- This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.
Household of Janet Niven
She is married to James Alaster.
They got married on December 6, 1700 at Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, she was 17 years old.
Child(ren):
- James Alaster 1701-????
- John Allaster 1705-????
- David Allaster 1708-????
- Henry Alaster 1711-????
- William Alister 1714-????
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Historical events
Birthday October 14, 1683
- 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.
- July 16 » Manchu Qing dynasty naval forces under traitorous commander Shi Lang defeat the Kingdom of Tungning in the Battle of Penghu near the Pescadores Islands.
- 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.
- October 6 » Immigrant families found Germantown, Pennsylvania in the first major immigration of German people to America.
- November 1 » The British Crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.
Day of marriage December 6, 1700
- 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 1700: Source: Wikipedia
- January 26 » The 8.7–9.2 Mw Cascadia earthquake takes place off the west coast of North America, as evidenced by Japanese records.
- February 27 » The island of New Britain is discovered by Europeans.
- February 28 » Today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar.
- March 1 » Sweden introduces its own Swedish calendar, in an attempt to gradually merge into the Gregorian calendar, reverts to the Julian calendar on this date in 1712, and introduces the Gregorian calendar on this date in 1753.
Day of death March 23, 1770
- The temperature on March 23, 1770 was about -0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: sneeuw zeer betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: ijs. 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 1770: Source: Wikipedia
- March 5 » Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including Crispus Attucks, are fatally shot by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence) five years later.
- April 19 » Marie Antoinette marries Louis XVI of France in a proxy wedding.
- May 16 » The 14-year-old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste, who later becomes king of France.
- July 5 » The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins.
- July 7 » The Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire takes place.
- August 21 » James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
Same birth/death day
- 1639 » Simon van der Stel, Dutch commander and politician, 1st Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony († 1712)
- 1643 » Bahadur Shah I, Mughal emperor († 1712)
- 1644 » William Penn, English businessman who founded Pennsylvania († 1718)
- 1687 » Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician and academic († 1768)
- 1712 » George Grenville, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1770)
- 1726 » Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, Scottish-English admiral and politician († 1813)
- 1742 » Jean-Baptiste Dubos, French historian and author (b. 1670)
- 1747 » Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, French general (b. 1675)
- 1748 » Johann Gottfried Walther, German organist and composer (b. 1684)
- 1754 » Johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian and critic (b. 1693)
- 1783 » Charles Carroll, English barrister and politician (b. 1723)
- 1792 » Luís António Verney, Portuguese philosopher and pedagogue (b. 1713)
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