Swartz/Rand Family Tree » Moses KNIGHTON (1690-1755)

Personal data Moses KNIGHTON 

Source 1
  • He was born in the year 1690 in Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America.Source 1
  • (FamilySearch ID) : 27SR-KTQ.
  • He died on June 5, 1755 in Hanover Parish, King George, Virginia, United States, he was 65 years old.Source 1
  • This information was last updated on September 28, 2019.

Household of Moses KNIGHTON

He is married to Elizabeth FRANK.

They got married

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Sources

  1. "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch , FamilySearch Family Tree (https://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, accessed 3 Jun 2019), entry for Moses Knighton, person ID 27SR-KTQ.

Historical events

Day of death June 5, 1755

  • The temperature on June 5, 1755 was about 18.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: regen donder bliksem 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
    • January 25 » Moscow University is established on Tatiana Day.
    • February 13 » Treaty of Giyanti signed by VOC, Pakubuwono III and Prince Mangkubumi. The treaty divides the Javanese kingdom of Mataram into 2: Sunanate of Surakarta and Sultanate of Yogyakarta.
    • April 15 » Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.
    • July 25 » British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council order the deportation of the Acadians.
    • August 10 » Under the orders of Charles Lawrence, the British Army begins to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.
    • November 1 » In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.


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