Stewart/Humm Family Tree » Robert Cockburn (1762-1840)
Personal data Robert Cockburn
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4Sources 2, 3, 4, 5- He was born on February 22, 1762 in Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland.Source 4
- He was baptized on March 8, 1762 in Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland.Source 4
- He died in the year 1840 in Scotland, he was 77 years old.
- A child of David Cockburn and Elizabeth Meek
Household of Robert Cockburn
He is married to Sarah Smith.
They got married on March 7, 1794 at Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, he was 32 years old.Source 2
Child(ren):
- Christian Cockburn 1795-1865
- Elizabeth Cockburn 1797-1856
- Sarah Cockburn 1799-1857
- Jean/Jane Cockburn 1802-1886
- Gavin Cockburn 1803-1878
- Robert Henderson Cockburn 1807-1878
- John Cockburn 1809-????
- Jacobina Cockburn 1812-1894
- Robina Cockburn 1816-1896
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Sources
- , Ancestry Family Tree
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=110688610&pid=55
- Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Midlothian (Edinburgh), Scotland, Extracted Parish Records, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday February 22, 1762
- The temperature on February 22, 1762 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: hagel sneeuw. 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)
- Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1762: Source: Wikipedia
- January 4 » Great Britain declares war on Spain, thus entering the Seven Years' War.
- March 10 » French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.
- June 6 » In the Seven Years' War, British forces begin the Siege of Havana and temporarily capture the city.
- July 9 » Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following the coup against her husband, Peter III.
- September 12 » The Sultanate of Sulu ceded Balambangan Island to the British East India Company
- October 6 » Seven Years' War: The British Capture Manila from Spain and occupy it.
Christening day March 8, 1762
- The temperature on March 8, 1762 was about 2.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: geheel betrokken sneeuw. 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)
- Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1762: Source: Wikipedia
- May 5 » Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg.
- June 24 » Battle of Wilhelmsthal: The British-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats French forces in Westphalia.
- July 9 » Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following the coup against her husband, Peter III.
- July 17 » Former emperor Peter III of Russia is murdered.
- September 12 » The Sultanate of Sulu ceded Balambangan Island to the British East India Company
- October 6 » Seven Years' War: The British Capture Manila from Spain and occupy it.
Day of marriage March 7, 1794
- The temperature on March 7, 1794 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-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)
- This page is only available in Dutch.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 1794: Source: Wikipedia
- February 26 » The first Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen burns down.
- March 4 » The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed by the U.S. Congress.
- July 13 » The Battle of Trippstadt is fought between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria.
- July 17 » The 16 Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne are executed ten days prior to the end of the French Revolution's Reign of Terror.
- August 8 » Joseph Whidbey leads an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage near Juneau, Alaska.
- September 15 » French Revolutionary Wars: Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) sees his first combat at the Battle of Boxtel during the Flanders Campaign.
Same birth/death day
- 1732 » George Washington, American general and politician, 1st President of the United States († 1799)
- 1749 » Johann Nikolaus Forkel, German musicologist and theorist († 1818)
- 1778 » Rembrandt Peale, American painter and curator († 1860)
- 1788 » Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher and author († 1860)
- 1796 » Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian mathematician, astronomer, and sociologist († 1874)
- 1796 » Alexis Bachelot, French priest and missionary († 1837)
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