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Personal data John Counter 

  • He was born in the year 1787 in Blandford Forum, Dorset. England.
  • He was christened on October 17, 1789 in Blandford Forum, Dorset. England.Source 1
    John Counter Christening: 17 OCT 1789 Blandford-Forum, , Dorset, England Parents: Father: Wm. Counter Mother: Jane
  • Resident in the year 1841: Bryanstone Street, Blandford Forum, Dorset.
    Name: Sarah Counter Age: 55 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1786 Gender: Female Where born: Dorset, England
    Civil Parish: Blandford Forum Hundred: Blandford Town County/Island: Dorset Country: England Registration District: Blandford Sub-registration District: Blandford Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 294 Book: 1 Folio: 16
    Page Number: 26 Household Members: Name Age Thomas Counter 53 Sarah Counter 55 William Counter 20 Isabella Counter 14 Emma Counter 11
  • He died on 2ND Q 1847 in Blandford Forum, Dorset. England, he was 60 years old.
    First name(s) JOHN
    Last name COUNTER
    Gender Male
    Birth day -
    Birth month -
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    Death quarter 2
    Death year 1847
    District Blandford
    County Dorset
    Volume 8
    Page 14
    Country England
  • He is buried on May 7, 1847 in Blandford Forum, Dorset. England.
    First name(s) John
    Last name Counter
    Age 60
    Birth year 1787
    Death year 1847
    Burial year 1847
    Burial date 07 May 1847
    Place Blandford Forum
    County Dorset
    Country England
    Source Family Search
    Record set Dorset Burials
  • This information was last updated on September 18, 2021.

Household of John Counter

He is married to Sarah Pile.

Their notice of marriage was on between August 4, 1811 and August 18, 1811 in Blandford Forum, Dorset. England.

Name: Sarah Pile
Gender: Female
Marital status: Single
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 18 Aug 1811
Marriage Place: Blandford-Forum, Dorset, England
Father: [No Name]
Mother: [No Name]
Spouse: John Counter
FHL Film Number: 2427699
They got married on August 25, 1811 at Blandford Forum, Dorset. England, he was 24 years old.Sources 1, 2

First name(s) John Last name Counter Name note - Marriage year 1811 Marriage date 25 Aug 1811
Marriage place Blandford-Forum Spouse's first name(s) Sarah Spouse's last name Pile Residence Blandford-Forum, Dorset, England County Dorset Country England Record set England Marriages 1538-1973

Name: Sarah Pile Gender: Female Marital status: Single Event Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 18 Aug 1811
Marriage Place: Blandford-Forum, Dorset, England Father: [No Name] Mother: [No Name] Spouse: John Counter
FHL Film Number: 2427410
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Child(ren):

  1. Sarah Counter  1814-1875 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Counter

John Counter
1787-1847

1811

Sarah Pile
1787-1859

Sarah Counter
1814-1875

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  2. From Jane Morey of Ancestry.com February 2008, From Jane Morey of Ancestry.com February 2008
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Historical events

Christening day October 17, 1789

  • The temperature on October 17, 1789 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht. 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 1789: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 7 » Selim III became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
    • April 20 » George Washington arrives at Grays Ferry, Philadelphia while en route to Manhattan for his inauguration.
    • June 8 » James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments to the United States Constitution in Congress.
    • July 10 » Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Mackenzie River delta.
    • September 29 » The United States Department of War first establishes a regular army with a strength of several hundred men.
    • October 5 » French Revolution: The Women's March on Versailles effectively terminates royal authority.

Day of marriage August 25, 1811

  • The temperature on August 25, 1811 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: half bewolkt. 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 1811: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 8 » An unsuccessful slave revolt is led by Charles Deslondes in the north American settlements of St. Charles and St. James, Louisiana.
    • January 17 » Mexican War of Independence: In the Battle of Calderón Bridge, a heavily outnumbered Spanish force of 6,000 troops defeats nearly 100,000 Mexican revolutionaries.
    • March 2 » Argentine War of Independence: A royalist fleet defeats a small flotilla of revolutionary ships in the Battle of San Nicolás on the River Plate.
    • June 16 » Survivors of an attack the previous day by Tla-o-qui-aht on board the Pacific Fur Company's ship Tonquin, intentionally detonate a powder magazine on the ship, destroying it and killing about 100attackers.
    • November 5 » Salvadoran priest José Matías Delgado, rings the bells of La Merced church in San Salvador, calling for insurrection and launching the 1811 Independence Movement.
    • November 28 » Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, premieres at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.

Day of burial May 7, 1847

  • The temperature on May 7, 1847 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
  •  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 1847: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • July 24 » After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City.
    • September 13 » Mexican–American War: Six teenage military cadets known as Niños Héroes die defending Chapultepec Castle in the Battle of Chapultepec. American troops under General Winfield Scott capture Mexico City in the Mexican–American War.
    • October 12 » Werner von Siemens founds Siemens & Halske, which later becomes Siemens AG.
    • November 10 » The passenger ship Stephen Whitney is wrecked in thick fog off the southern coast of Ireland, killing 92 of the 110 on board. The disaster results in the construction of the Fastnet Rock lighthouse.
    • November 29 » The Sonderbund is defeated by the joint forces of other Swiss cantons under General Guillaume-Henri Dufour.
    • December 5 » Jefferson Davis is elected to the U.S. Senate.

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