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Dorothy was the third eldest in a family of twenty children.
1743
May 6
| 1743 • Henry Pelham becomes British Prime Minister. |
1743
May 22
Age: 16d
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baptismWoodstock, Connecticut, USA ⇓ Baptized in the First Congregational Church 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1743 • The Treaty of Worms is signed between Great Britain, Austria, and Sardinia. |
1766
Jul 29
Age: 23y
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marriageHenry Franklin Woodstock, Connecticut, USA ⇓ Married by the Reverend Abiel Leonard 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1766 • The Pennsylvania Gazette reports that a British sloop outside of Wilmington, North Carolina seized 1 sloop sailing from Philadelphia and 1 sloop sailing from Saint Christopher on the charge of carrying official documents without stamps. In response, local residents threaten to burn a Royal Man-of-War attempting to deliver stamps to Wilmington, forcing the ship to return to the mouth of the Cape Fear River. |
1778
Feb 6
Age: 34y
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birth of childHenry Tolman Franklin Woodstock, Connecticut, USA ⇓ Henry Tolman had five older sisters, Mary, Lotheta, Dolly, Electa, and Dorothy, and a younger brother John. His oldest sister Mary was born in Pomfret, Connecticut. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1778 • The term "thoroughbred" is first used in the United States in an advertisement in a Kentucky gazette to describe a New Jersey stallion called Pilgarlick. |
1823
Oct 27
Age: 80y
| 1823 • Gaols Act passed by Parliament of the United Kingdom, based on the prison reform campaign of Elizabeth Fry. |