Wilson Family Tree » John Griffith (1740-1820)

Personal data John Griffith 

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  • He was born on December 2, 1740 in Augusta, Virginia, United States.

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (0) when child (Methusalem Griffith) was born (??-??-1705).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years old (9) when child (Methusalem Griffith) died (??-??-1749).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (14) when child (William Griffith) was born (November 7, 1755).

  • He died on July 13, 1820 in Cabell County, Virginia, United States, he was 79 years old.

Household of John Griffith

He had a relationship with Catherine Webber.


Child(ren):

  1. Methusalem Griffith  1705-1749
  2. William Griffith  1755-1826 
  3. Elizabeth Griffith  1764-1834
  4. Mary Griffith  1767-????
  5. David Griffith  1771-1835
  7. Lucretia Griffith  1774-1804
  8. Sally Griffith  1778-????
  9. Rachael Griffith  1780-????
  10. William Griffith  1781-1815
  11. Eleanor Griffith  1784-1830
  12. Nancy Griffith  1788-1869
  13. Catherine Griffith  1794-1880

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Historical events

Birthday December 2, 1740

  • The temperature on December 2, 1740 was about 5.0 °C. There was 66 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. 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 1740: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 8 » War of Jenkins' Ear: Three British ships capture the Spanish third-rate Princesa, taken into service as HMSPrincess.
    • June 13 » Georgia provincial governor James Oglethorpe begins an unsuccessful attempt to take Spanish Florida during the Siege of St. Augustine.
    • June 26 » A combined force of Spanish, free blacks and allied Indians defeat a British garrison at the Siege of Fort Mose near St. Augustine during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
    • August 17 » Pope Benedict XIV, previously known as Prospero Lambertini, succeeds Clement XII as the 247th Pope.
    • October 9 » Dutch colonists and Javanese natives begin massacring the ethnic Chinese population in Batavia, eventually killing 10,000.
    • October 20 » France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony refuse to honour the Pragmatic Sanction, and the War of the Austrian Succession begins.

Day of death July 13, 1820

  • The temperature on July 13, 1820 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. 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 1820: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 4 » The Chilean Navy under the command of Lord Cochrane completes the two-day long Capture of Valdivia with just 300 men and two ships.
    • March 3 » The U.S. Congress passes the Missouri Compromise.
    • March 15 » Maine becomes the 23rd U.S. state.
    • May 1 » Execution of the Cato Street Conspirators, who plotted to kill the British Cabinet and Prime Minister Lord Liverpool.
    • August 24 » Constitutionalist insurrection at Oporto, Portugal.
    • October 9 » Guayaquil declares independence from Spain.


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Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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