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Personal data Rahum Bancroft 


Household of Rahum Bancroft

(1) He is married to Abigail Eaton.

They got married on December 12, 1706 at Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, he was 22 years old.


(2) He is married to Ruth Kendall.

They got married on January 2, 1729 at Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, he was 44 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Rahum Bancroft

Thomas Bancroft
1622-1691
Elizabeth Metcalf
1626-1711
Jonathan Poole
1634-1678
Judith Jacob
1638-1704
Sarah Poole
1656-1723

Rahum Bancroft
1684-1758

(1) 1706

Abigail Eaton
1688-1728

(2) 1729

Ruth Kendall
1703-1758


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Historical events

Birthday February 14, 1684

  • 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 1684: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 18 » The charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony is revoked via a scire facias writ issued by an English court.
    • December 10 » Isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, contained in the paper De motu corporum in gyrum, is read to the Royal Society by Edmond Halley.

Christening day February 9, 1685

  • 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 1685: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 6 » James II of England and VII of Scotland is proclaimed King upon the death of his brother Charles II.
    • February 20 » René-Robert Cavelier establishes Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas.
    • May 7 » Battle of Vrtijeljka between rebels and Ottoman forces.
    • June 20 » Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth declares himself King of England at Bridgwater.
    • July 6 » Battle of Sedgemoor: Last battle of the Monmouth Rebellion. troops of King James II defeat troops of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth.

Day of marriage January 2, 1729

  • The temperature on January 2, 1729 was about -2 °C. Wind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1729: Source: Wikipedia
    • July 30 » Founding of Baltimore, Maryland.
    • November 9 » Spain, France and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Seville.
    • November 29 » Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi.

Day of death September 5, 1758

  • The temperature on September 5, 1758 was about 17.0 °C. There was 66 mm of rainWind direction mainly north. Weather type: regen 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)
  • 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 1758: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 28 » The Marathas defeat the Afghans in the Battle of Attock and capture the city.
    • May 21 » Ten-year-old Mary Campbell is abducted in Pennsylvania by Lenape during the French and Indian War. She is returned six and a half years later.
    • June 23 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Krefeld: British, Hanoverian, and Prussian forces defeat French troops at Krefeld in Germany.
    • July 26 » French and Indian War: The Siege of Louisbourg ends with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
    • November 25 » French and Indian War: British forces capture Fort Duquesne from French control. Later, Fort Pitt will be built nearby and grow into modern Pittsburgh.
    • December 25 » Halley's Comet is sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch, confirming Edmund Halley's prediction of its passage. This was the first passage of a comet predicted ahead of time.


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Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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