Parents
Spouse
Children
1708
Oct 9
1736
Oct 10
Age: 28y
| 1736 • Fifty-three houses in the English town of Stony Stratford are consumed by fire. |
1757
Aug
Age: 48y
|
militaryHe served in the French and Indian War. Benjamin King marched on the alarm of Aug. 1757, and served in campaign of 1761. The drawing is of a conference between "French and Indian leaders around a ceremonial fire". The French and Indian War was between the English and French colonies, with both sides depending upon Native American allies and support from their parent countries. In 1756, France and Britain formally declared war against each other. Ultimately Britain would claim victory, having 2 million settlers compared to France’s sixty thousand. The result “was one of the most significant developments in a century of Anglo-French conflict.” France would give up all territory east of the Mississippi River to Britain, and give French Louisiana to Spain, as recompense for Spain loosing Florida to Britain. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1757 • August 9 – French and Indian War: A French army under Louis-Joseph de Montcalm forces the English to surrender Fort William Henry. The French army's Indian allies slaughter the survivors for unclear reasons. |
1784
Feb
Age: 75y