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1676
| 1676 • Anton van Leeuwenhoek discovers microorganisms. |
1702
Oct 30
Age: 26y
marriageJohn Bourne II 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1702 • In North America, ships from Fort Maurepas arrive at Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff to build Fort Louis de la Mobile (future Mobile, Alabama) to become the capital of French Louisiana. |
1707
Sep
Age: 31y
birth of childJohn Bourne Jr. Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1707 • The Treaty (or Act) of Union of the two Kingdoms of Scotland and England is ratified by the Parliament of Scotland. |
1708
Age: 32y
birth of childChristian Bourne |
| 1708 • Battle of Lesnaya (Great Northern War): Peter the Great of Russia defeats the forces of the Swedish Empire. |
1713
Age: 37y
birth of childSarah Bourne |
| 1713 • French residents of Acadia given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia. |
1715
Age: 39y
birth of childRobert Bourne |
| 1715 • The Battle of Sheriffmuir during the Jacobite rising in Scotland. Although the action is inconclusive, the forces of the Kingdom of Great Britain led by John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, halt the Jacobite advance. |
1716
Age: 40y
birth of childAndrew Bourne |
| 1716 • James Edward Stuart flees from Scotland to France with a handful of supporters following failure of the Jacobite rising of 1715. |
1717
Age: 41y
birth of childFrancis Bourne |
| 1717 • A rift between George I of Great Britain and his son the Prince of Wales leads to the latter being banished from the royal household. |
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Age: 43y
1719
Age: 43y
| 1719 • Battle of Glen Shiel: British forces defeat the Jacobites and their Spanish allies. |
1760
Age: 84y
| 1760 • Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia taken from the Acadians. |