Thomas Lackey was a skillful craftsmen in woodworking, being a cabinet maker and a wheelright by trade. A descendent who remembered having seen some of his wheels said they were each fine workmanship, having his initials carved in the wood. He was remembered as having been six feet tall, resembling George Washington. He was well educated, serving as a scrivener that did writings for many fellow settlers. He also served as a scout in the American Revolution.
1728
| 1728 • August 14 – Vitus Bering sails northward from the Kamchatka Peninsula, through the Bering Strait, and round Cape Dezhnev. |
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Age: 9y
1737
Age: 9y
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immigrationLancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Immigrated from Ireland possibly with two brothers, and the Leech family, among whom Agnes and John were the only survivors of the trip. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1737 • The oldest existing English language newspaper in the world, The News Letter, is founded in Belfast, Ireland. |
1754
Age: 26y
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marriageAgnes Leech Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1754 • Osman III (1754–1757) succeeds Mahmud I as Ottoman Emperor. |
1767
Age: 39y
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birth of childMargaret Lackey Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1767 • Construction begins on Tryon Palace in New Bern, North Carolina. The construction proves more expensive than initially expected, leading the government to increase local taxes. This stirs resentment among some North Carolinians and helps prolong the War of the Regulation. |
1768
Age: 40y
residenceRockbridge County, Virginia, USA ⇓ Thomas Lackey and Agnes Leech, along with her brother John and his wife Martha, moved to Shenandoah Valley, settling two miles west the Natural Bridge in what is now Rockbridge County. The large outside chimney of the old home still stands. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1768 • Louis XV of France appoints René de Maupeou as chancellor and orders him to crush the judicial opposition. |
1801
Sep 1
Age: 73y
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deathRockbridge County, Virginia, USA ⇓ Died at his home near Highbridge Church. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1801 • Thomas Jefferson succeeds John Adams as President of the United States of America. |
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Sep 1
1801
Sep 1
| 1801 • John Marshall is appointed Chief Justice of the United States. |