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1741
Oct 27
| 1741 • Royal Order of Scotland is founded. |
1766
Jul 29
Age: 24y
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marriageWoodstock, Connecticut, USA ⇓ Married by the Reverend Abiel Leonard 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1766 • The last Colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University). |
1769
Nov 26
Age: 28y
| 1769 • The party of Gaspar de Portolà becomes the first white group to set foot in the area now known as Santa Monica, California. |
1778
Feb 6
Age: 36y
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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 • The Continental Congress passes the first budget of the United States. |
1779
Age: 37y
militaryServed in the 4th Connecticut Regiment in the Revolutionary War, under the US Continental Army. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1779 • American Revolutionary War: American forces led by Commodore Dudley Saltonstall launch the Penobscot Expedition in what is now Castine, Maine, resulting in the worst naval defeat in U.S. history until Pearl Harbor. |
1783
Nov 21
Age: 42y
| 1783 • The Evan Williams (whiskey) distillery is founded in Bardstown, Kentucky. |