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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Amidown

Philip Amidown
1708-1779
Submit Bullard
1711-????
Caleb Amidown
1736-1799
Hannah Sabin
1741-1820

John Amidown
1759-1814


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  1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees
    http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=8600402&pid=33741
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  2. The Amidon family : a record of the descendants of Roger Amadowne of Rehoboth, Mass., Ancestry.com
    Residence date: Residence place: USA
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Historical events

Birthday April 5, 1759

  • The temperature on April 5, 1759 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: 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 1759: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 11 » The first American life insurance company, the Corporation for Relief of Poor and Distressed Presbyterian Ministers and of the Poor and Distressed Widows and Children of the Presbyterian Ministers (now part of Unum Group), is incorporated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    • January 15 » The British Museum opens to the public.
    • May 1 » Josiah Wedgwood founds the Wedgwood pottery company in Great Britain.
    • July 25 » French and Indian War: In Western New York, British forces capture Fort Niagara from the French, who subsequently abandon Fort Rouillé.
    • August 1 » Seven Years' War: The Battle of Minden, an allied Anglo-German army victory over the French. In Britain this was one of a number of events that constituted the Annus Mirabilis of 1759 and is celebrated as Minden Day by certain British Army regiments.
    • November 25 » An earthquake hits the Mediterranean destroying Beirut and Damascus and killing 30,000-40,000.

Day of death December 3, 1814

  • The temperature on December 3, 1814 was about -0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken mist. Source: KNMI
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    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 1814: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 28 » War of 1812: In the Battle of Valparaíso, two American naval vessels are captured by two Royal Navy vessels of equal strength.
    • August 14 » A cease fire agreement, called the Convention of Moss, ended the Swedish–Norwegian War.
    • September 14 » Battle of Baltimore: The poem Defence of Fort McHenry is written by Francis Scott Key. The poem is later used as the lyrics of The Star-Spangled Banner.
    • October 2 » Chilean War of Independence: Royalist troops defeat Chilean forces of Bernardo O'Higgins and José Miguel Carrera.
    • November 28 » The Times of London becomes the first newspaper to be produced on a steam-powered printing press, built by the German team of Koenig & Bauer.
    • December 27 » War of 1812: The American schooner USSCarolina is destroyed. It was the last of Commodore Daniel Patterson's makeshift fleet that fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans.


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