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Joseph Chaffee lost his father when he was only 16 years old, and was executor of his father's estate. Under his father's will he received the family bible, his father's sword, tools, a gun and a cow.
1677
Feb 6
| 1677 • Danish ships clash with Swedish ships under Niels Juel between Fehmarn and Warnemünde; the Danish defeat the Swedish and capture a number of ships. |
1712
Oct 16
Age: 35y
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marriageJemima Chadwick Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ Married by Joseph Metcalf 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1712 • Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor crowned king of Hungary. |
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Age: 35y
1713
Age: 35y
birth of childJames Chaffee Swansea, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1713 • With no living male heirs, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 to ensure one of his daughters will inherit the Habsburg lands. |
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Aug 10
Age: 82y
1759
Aug 10
Age: 82y
| 1759 • Battle of Quiberon Bay: The British fleet of Sir Edward Hawke defeats a French fleet under Marshal de Conflans near the coast of Brittany. This is the decisive naval engagement of the Seven Years' War – after this, the French are no longer able to field a significant fleet. |