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She was most likely the daughter of Walter Kerr, considering that her will inventory was done by William Kerr, who would have been her brother, and she named one of her sons Walter. In a family bible, her birth is listed above her Barclay children with her name as "Margaret Kerr", and includes the birth dates of daughters Mary and Martha Brown.
1691
Jan 6
| 1691 • Michel Rolle invents Rolle's theorem, an essential theorem of mathematics. |
1740
Nov 18
Age: 49y
birth of childMary Etta Brown New Jersey, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1740 • Annual British iron production reaches 17,000 tons. |
1769
Oct 16
Age: 78y
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willMentions daughters Mary and Martha, as well as her son "Walter Barclay". David Carlile is a witness. William Ker, son of Walter Kerr, does the inventory of her estate. One of Walter Kerr's other sons also married a Catherine Brown. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1769 • (O.S.) A transit of Venus is followed five hours later by a total solar eclipse, the shortest such interval in the historical past. The transit is viewed by King George III of Great Britain at the Kew Observatory. |
1769
Sep 30
Age: 78y
| 1769 • September 9 – David Garrick holds the first Shakespeare Festival at Stratford-upon-Avon. |