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Was the very first ferryman on the Potomac.
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1709
1709 • De Nostri Temporis Studiorum Rationae (On the Study Methods of Our Times) is published by Neapolitan philosopher Giambattista Vico. |
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 • Maria Theresa inherits the hereditary dominions of the Habsburg Monarchy (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and modern-day Belgium) under the terms of the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713. However, her succession to the Holy Roman Empire is contested widely because she is a woman. |
1741
Age: 32y
1741 • Battle of Colachel: The Raja of Travancore defeats a Dutch East India Company naval expedition. |
1764
Age: 55y
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 • The first chocolate factory in the United States is established by Dr. James Baker at Dorchester, Massachusetts. |