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Was the very first ferryman on the Potomac.
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1709
| 1709 • Trinity School is founded as the Charity School of Trinity Church in New York City. |
1728
Age: 19y
marriageMary Catherine Finnicum 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1728 • October 23 – The Copenhagen Fire of 1728 (the largest in the city's history) burns. |
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Age: 31y
1740
Age: 31y
birth of childEleanor Watkins Watkins 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 • 22 – Batavia massacre: Troops of the Dutch East India Company massacre 5,000–10,000 Chinese Indonesians in Batavia.[http://www.nationaalarchief.nl/amh/detail.aspx?page=dafb&lang=en&id=1897#tab0 image: Bird's eye view of Batavia showing the massacre of the Chinese] |
1741
Age: 32y
| 1741 • Battle of Colachel: The Raja of Travancore defeats a Dutch East India Company naval expedition. |
1764
Age: 55y
| 1764 • Immanuel Kant - Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and Sublime (Beobachtungen über das Gefühl des Schönen und Erhabenen) |
1765
Jul 1
Age: 56y
deathFredericksburg County, Virginia, USA ⇓ Evan Watkins signed his will by his mark X on May 2, 1764 . It was probated August 6, 1765. It names seven children . All seven of these children were born in Old Frederick County, Virginia. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1765 • Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor marries Princess Maria Josepha of Bavaria in Vienna. |