The Forgotten Ones » Adam Armstrong (1715-1785)
Personal data Adam Armstrong
Source 1- He was born on February 17, 1715 in Kirkandrew Parish, Cumberlamd, England.
- He died on May 20, 1785 in Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA, he was 70 years old.
- A child of Adam Armstrong and Mary Foster
Household of Adam Armstrong
(1) He is married to Margaret Nixon.
They got married on March 12, 1731 at Bewcastle, Cumberland, England, he was 16 years old.
Child(ren):
- Hannah Armstrong 1743-1814
- Abraham Armstrong 1747-1813
(2) He is married to Elizabeth Olifer.
They got married in the year 1741, he was 25 years old.
Child(ren):
- Hannah Armstrong 1743-1814
- Abraham Armstrong 1747-1813
Timeline Adam Armstrong
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Historical events
Birthday February 17, 1715
- The temperature on February 17, 1715 was about 4.0 °C. 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 1715: Source: Wikipedia
- April 15 » The Pocotaligo Massacre triggers the start of the Yamasee War in colonial South Carolina.
- May 3 » A total solar eclipse was visible across northern Europe, and northern Asia, as predicted by Edmond Halley to within 4 minutes accuracy.
- July 20 » Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War: The Ottoman Empire captures Nauplia, the capital of the Republic of Venice's "Kingdom of the Morea", thereby opening the way to the swift Ottoman reconquest of the Morea.
- July 31 » Seven days after a Spanish treasure fleet of 12 ships left Havana, Cuba for Spain, 11 of them sink in a storm off the coast of Florida. A few centuries later, treasure is salvaged from these wrecks.
- September 1 » King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, which is the longest of any major European monarch.
- November 13 » Jacobite rising in Scotland: Battle of Sheriffmuir: The forces of the Kingdom of Great Britain halt the Jacobite advance, although the action is inconclusive.
Day of marriage March 12, 1731
- The temperature on March 12, 1731 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: geheel 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 1731: Source: Wikipedia
- March 24 » Naturalization of Hieronimus de Salis Parliamentary Act is passed.
Day of death May 20, 1785
- The temperature on May 20, 1785 was about 11.0 °C. There was 66 mm of rainWind direction mainly 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)
- In the year 1785: Source: Wikipedia
- January 7 » Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries travel from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in a gas balloon.
- January 20 » Invading Siamese forces attempt to exploit the political chaos in Vietnam, but are ambushed and annihilated at the Mekong river by the Tây Sơn in the Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút.
- January 27 » The University of Georgia is founded, the first public university in the United States.
- November 28 » The first Treaty of Hopewell is signed, by which the United States acknowledges Cherokee lands in what is now East Tennessee.
Same birth/death day
- 1653 » Arcangelo Corelli, Italian violinist and composer († 1713)
- 1723 » Tobias Mayer, German astronomer and academic († 1762)
- 1740 » Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and meteorologist († 1799)
- 1752 » Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, German author and playwright († 1831)
- 1754 » Nicolas Baudin, French cartographer and explorer († 1803)
- 1758 » John Pinkerton, Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, author, numismatist and historian († 1826)
- 1732 » Thomas Boston, Scottish author and educator (b. 1676)
- 1782 » William Emerson, English mathematician and academic (b. 1701)
- 1793 » Charles Bonnet, Swiss botanist and biologist (b. 1720)
- 1812 » Count Hieronymus von Colloredo, Austrian archbishop (b. 1732)
- 1834 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, French general (b. 1757)
- 1841 » Joseph Blanco White, Spanish poet and theologian (b. 1775)
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