John Irish, suspected of being a Tory, was shot and killed by General Clark, who suspected John was plotting against the Whigs
1745
| 1745 • Jacobite rising: A Jacobite victory at the Battle of Inverurie. |
1768
Age: 23y
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residenceDanby, Vermont, USA ⇓ Jesse and Mary Irish left from Nine Partners, New York, with their seven sons, including John, to make a new home at Danby. Jesse became a prominent pioneer, and his farm later became known as the Nelson-Colvin Place. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1768 • Samuel Adams's circular letter is issued by the Massachusetts House of Representatives and sent to the other Thirteen Colonies. Refusal to revoke the letter will result in dissolution of the Massachusetts Assembly and (from October) Which incurred the institution of martial law to prevent civil unrest. |
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Age: 27y
1772
Age: 27y
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birth of childLucretia Irish Vermont, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1772 • The coup d'état by King Gustav III is completed by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and making him an enlightened despot. |
1772
Age: 27y
marriageThey were married as John Irish was on his way north from Nine Partners, and settled in Tinmouth. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1772 • Breton-French explorer Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec discovers the uninhabited Kerguelen Islands in the Southern Ocean. |
1777
Age: 32y
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deathTinmouth, Vermont, USA ⇓ He was shot and killed by Lt. Isaac Clark, who was part of a scouting party under Captain Isaac Allen, during the revolutionary war, after suspicion that rose that he was a Tory. However, being a Quaker, he was likely not involved with the war. There are multiple versions of the events leading up to his death, however his wife gave a detailed personal account. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1777 • Vermont declares its independence from New York, becoming the Vermont Republic, an independent country, a status it retains until it joins the United States as the 14th state in 1791. |