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Personal data Major James Lewis Gray 

  • He was born on February 25, 1755 in Augusta, Virginia, United States.
  • He was christened.
  • He died on October 21, 1836 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States, he was 81 years old.
  • He is buried in Gray's Chapel Cemetery Rutherfordton, Rutherford Rutherford, North Carolina, United States.
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Major James Lewis Gray

He is married to Isabella McClure.

They got married on June 15, 1776 at Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America, he was 21 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday February 25, 1755

  • The temperature on February 25, 1755 was about -0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: geheel 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)
  • Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1755: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 2 » Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
    • April 15 » Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.
    • July 9 » The Braddock Expedition is soundly defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in what is now downtown Pittsburgh.
    • July 25 » British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council order the deportation of the Acadians.
    • September 8 » French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George.
    • November 1 » In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.

Day of death October 21, 1836

  • The temperature on October 21, 1836 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt omtrent betrokken. 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 1836: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • February 19 » King William IV signs Letters Patent establishing the Province of South Australia.
    • March 1 » A convention of delegates from 57 Texas communities convenes in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, to deliberate independence from Mexico.
    • March 5 » Samuel Colt patents the first production-model revolver, the .34-caliber.
    • June 15 » Arkansas is admitted as the 25th U.S. state.
    • October 22 » Sam Houston is inaugurated as the first President of the Republic of Texas.
    • December 27 » The worst ever avalanche in England occurs at Lewes, Sussex, killing eight people.


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