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1740
birthWatkins Ferry, Frederick, Virginia, USA ⇓ Her siblings names were Thomas, David, Peter, Jean, Ann, and Evan. She was second to youngest before Evan. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1740 • Pope Benedict XIV succeeds Pope Clement XII as the 247th pope. |
1760
Age: 20y
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birth of childHenry Frakes Jr. Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1760 • Seven Years' War – Battle of Torgau: In another extremely hard battle, Frederick defeats Daun's Austrians, who withdraw across the Elbe. |
1764
Age: 24y
marriageHenry Nathan Frakes Sr. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1764 • The Royal Colony of North Carolina establishes a new county from the eastern portion of Granville County and names it Bute County for John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, who had recently resigned his post as Prime Minister of Great Britain. In 1779 the State of North Carolina abolishes the county when it forms Warren County from the northern portion and Franklin County from the southern portion. |
1764
May 2
Age: 24y
| 1764 • English scholar Edward Gibbon conceives the idea of writing The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire "as I sat musing amid the ruins of the Capitol". |