1774
| 1774 • English explorer James Cook becomes the first European to sight (and name) the island of New Caledonia in Melanesia. |
1787
Age: 13y
| 1787 • In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, delegates begin arriving for a Constitutional Convention (United States). |
1806
May
Age: 32y
marriageDeborah Patterson 1 Source ⇓ |
1810
Oct 5
Age: 36y
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birth of childJanetta Wilson Virginia, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1810 • Palm oil sales from West Africa to Britain reach 1,000 tons. |
1838
Aug 27
Age: 64y
| 1838 • The people of the Cherokee Nation are forcibly relocated during the Trail of Tears in the United States. |
burialRockbridge County, Virginia, USA ⇓ At the High Bridge church cemetery. 1 Source ⇓ |