
Her name was originally Smidt, and her father came over from Germany. In the latter years of her life she became blind, and passed away at the home of her son Robert. Her and James had five children.
1740
1740 • Frederick II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Frederick William I. |
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Age: 19y
1759
Age: 19y
marriageJames Van Deusen 1 Source ⇓ |
1759 • The Germantown Union School (now called "Germantown Academy"), America's oldest nonsectarian day school, is founded. |
1762
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Age: 23y
birth of childGrietje Margrieta Van Deusen 2 Sources ⇓ |
1762 • The Great Holocaust of the Sikhs is carried out by the forces of Ahmed Shah Abdali in Punjab. In all, around 30,000 men, women and children perish in this campaign of slaughter. |