John Henry MosherGender: MaleBirth: 1775Baptism: June 25 1775 - Dutch Reformed Church, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, CANADADeath: Sep 13 1791Father: Samuel MosherMother: Anna Margaretha Keyser (born Mosher)Siblings: Jacob Mosher, Johannes Mosher, Johanna Mosher, Anna Magdalena Mosher, Christopher (Christian) Mosher, Anna Maria Mosher, Peter Mosher, Johannes Mosher, Anna Barbara Elizabeth Mosher, Samuel Mosher, Peter Mosher
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March 8 » An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.
April 14 » The first abolition society in North America is established. The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage is organized in Philadelphia by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush.
April 18 » American Revolution: The British advancement by sea begins; Paul Revere and other riders warn the countryside of the troop movements.
June 12 » American Revolution: British general Thomas Gage declares martial law in Massachusetts. The British offer a pardon to all colonists who lay down their arms. There would be only two exceptions to the amnesty: Samuel Adams and John Hancock, if captured, were to be hanged.
July 8 » The Olive Branch Petition is signed by the Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies of North America.
September 25 » American Revolution: Ethan Allen surrenders to British forces after attempting to capture Montreal during the Battle of Longue-Pointe.
Day of death September 13, 1791
The temperature on September 13, 1791 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
January 2 » Big Bottom massacre in the Ohio Country, North America, marking the beginning of the Northwest Indian War.
January 25 » The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act of 1791 and splits the old Province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada.
March 2 » Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris.
March 4 » The Constitutional Act of 1791 is introduced by the British House of Commons in London which envisages the separation of Canada into Lower Canada (Quebec) and Upper Canada (Ontario).
June 21 » King Louis XVI of France and his immediate family begin the Flight to Varennes during the French Revolution.
August 4 » The Treaty of Sistova is signed, ending the Ottoman–Habsburg wars.
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