The Forgotten Ones » Dorcas Whiting (1692-1778)
Personal data Dorcas Whiting
Source 1- She was born on March 21, 1692 in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
- She died on September 5, 1778 in New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, she was 86 years old.
- A child of Oliver Whiting and Anna Danforth
Household of Dorcas Whiting
Timeline Dorcas Whiting
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Historical events
Birthday March 21, 1692
- 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 1692: Source: Wikipedia
- February 13 » Massacre of Glencoe: Almost 80 Macdonalds at Glen Coe, Scotland are killed early in the morning for not promptly pledging allegiance to the new king, William of Orange.
- March 1 » Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Tituba are brought before local magistrates in Salem Village, Massachusetts, beginning what would become known as the Salem witch trials.
- June 7 » Port Royal, Jamaica, is hit by a catastrophic earthquake; in just three minutes, 1,600 people are killed and 3,000 are seriously injured.
- June 10 » Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft and Sorceries".
- September 22 » The last hanging of those convicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials; others are all eventually released.
- October 12 » The Salem witch trials are ended by a letter from the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Province.
Day of death September 5, 1778
- The temperature on September 5, 1778 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen. 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 1778: Source: Wikipedia
- February 6 » American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
- February 9 » Rhode Island becomes the fourth US state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
- June 18 » American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.
- July 4 » American Revolutionary War: U.S. forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign.
- July 27 » American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff.
- September 17 » The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe.
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- 1752 » Mary Dixon Kies, American inventor († 1837)
- 1734 » Nicolas Bernier, French composer (b. 1664)
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- 1803 » François Devienne, French flute player and composer (b. 1759)
- 1803 » Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author (b. 1741)
- 1836 » Ferdinand Raimund, Austrian actor and playwright (b. 1790)
- 1838 » Charles Percier, French architect and interior decorator (b. 1764)
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The The Forgotten Ones publication was prepared by Ken E Austin II.
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Ken E Austin II, "The Forgotten Ones", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/the-forgotten-ones/P44372.php : accessed May 16, 2024), "Dorcas Whiting (1692-1778)".
Ken E Austin II, "The Forgotten Ones", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/the-forgotten-ones/P44372.php : accessed May 16, 2024), "Dorcas Whiting (1692-1778)".