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He was a weaver by trade. He settled in Haverhill in 1717, and removed to Hampstead after 1740.
1692
May 17
| 1692 • The Salem witch trials begin in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony, with the charging of 3 women with witchcraft. |
1715
Jun 29
Age: 23y
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marriageHannah Heath Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1715 • A total solar eclipse is seen across southern England, Sweden and Finland (the last total eclipse visible in London for almost 900 years). |
1717
May 16
Age: 24y
residenceHaverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ "Josiah Heath Junior of Haverhill for six pounds received of my Son in Law John Davis of the same place, sells him one and a half acres of land in Haverhill, bounded on Wm Whiticker, 16 May 1717; witnesses Hannah Heath, Benjamin Emerson" 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1717 • Spain unites its South American colonies as the Viceroyalty of New Granada. |
1722
Feb 5
Age: 29y
| 1722 • Johann Sebastian Bach composes The Well-Tempered Clavier. |
1756
Nov 15
Age: 64y
willHampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA ⇓ In his will, he mentions children John, Nathaniel, Abial, Samuel, Joseph, Sarah, Jane, Hannah Rowel, Obadiah, Josiah, and Ephraim. A Thomas Emery was a witness to his will, and his brother married a Lydia Emery. Potentially they are related in some way. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1756 • Frederick II of Prussia invades Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War on the continent. |
1757
Feb 3
Age: 64y
| 1757 • Seven Years' War: Hungarian raiders plunder Berlin. |