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Dorothy was the third eldest in a family of twenty children.
1743
May 6
| 1743 • Battle of Dettingen in Bavaria: King George II of Great Britain leads his own troops, the last British king to do so. |
1743
May 22
Age: 16d
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baptismWoodstock, Connecticut, USA ⇓ Baptized in the First Congregational Church 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1743 • Battle of La Guaira: a British expeditionary fleet under Sir Charles Knowles is defeated by the Spanish. |
1766
Jul 29
Age: 23y
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marriageHenry Franklin Woodstock, Connecticut, USA ⇓ Married by the Reverend Abiel Leonard 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1766 • Sweden introduces its Freedom of the Press Act, becoming the first country of the world to protect freedom of the press in the Constitution and to pass wide-ranging freedom of information legislation. |
1778
Feb 6
Age: 34y
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birth of childHenry Tolman Franklin Woodstock, Connecticut, USA ⇓ Henry Tolman had five older sisters, Mary, Lotheta, Dolly, Electa, and Dorothy, and a younger brother John. His oldest sister Mary was born in Pomfret, Connecticut. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1778 • October 24 – Captain Cook explores and maps the Pacific Northwest coast of North America from Cape Foulweather (Oregon) to the Bering Strait. |
1823
Oct 27
Age: 80y
| 1823 • James Monroe first introduces the Monroe Doctrine in the State of the Union Address, declaring that any European attempts to recolonize the Americas would be considered a hostile act towards the United States. |