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Dorothy was the third eldest in a family of twenty children.
1743
May 6
| 1743 • Battle of La Guaira: a British expeditionary fleet under Sir Charles Knowles is defeated by the Spanish. |
1743
May 22
Age: 16d
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baptismWoodstock, Connecticut, USA ⇓ Baptized in the First Congregational Church 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1743 • Natalia Lopukhina is flogged in front of the Twelve Collegia building in Saint Petersburg. |
1766
Jul 29
Age: 23y
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marriageHenry Franklin Woodstock, Connecticut, USA ⇓ Married by the Reverend Abiel Leonard 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1766 • American Revolution: The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act which is very unpopular in the British colonies. The persuasion of Benjamin Franklin is considered partly responsible. The Declaratory Act asserts the right of Britain to bind the colonies in all other respects. |
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 • American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France, signaling official French recognition of the new republic. |
1823
Oct 27
Age: 80y
| 1823 • Olbers' paradox is described by the German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers. |