1731
| 1731 • Royal Colony of North Carolina Governor George Burrington asks the North Carolina General Assembly to pass an act establishing a town on the Cape Fear River, in what is seen as a political move to shift the power away from the powerful Cape Fear plantation class. The town is laid out in 1733 and incorporated as Wilmington in 1740. |
1762
Age: 31y
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birth of childAlexander Fraser McDonald Ardnamurchan, Argylshire, Scotland ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1762 • Battle of Signal Hill: British troops defeat the French. |