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1741
Oct 27
| 1741 • Alexei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska. He sends some men aboard in a longboat, making them the first Europeans to visit Alaska. |
1766
Jul 29
Age: 24y
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marriageWoodstock, Connecticut, USA ⇓ Married by the Reverend Abiel Leonard 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1766 • Christie's auction house is founded in London by James Christie. |
1769
Nov 26
Age: 28y
| 1769 • Richard Arkwright invents the spinning frame. |
1778
Feb 6
Age: 36y
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birth of childHenry Tolman Franklin Woodstock, Connecticut, USA ⇓ Henry Tolman had five older sisters, Mary, Lotheta, Dolly, Electa, and Dorothy, and a younger brother John. His oldest sister Mary was born in Pomfret, Connecticut. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1778 • Phillips Academy, the most prestigious secondary boarding school in the United States, is founded by Samuel Phillips Jr. |
1779
Age: 37y
militaryServed in the 4th Connecticut Regiment in the Revolutionary War, under the US Continental Army. 2 Sources ⇓ |
1783
Nov 21
Age: 42y
| 1783 • The Evan Williams (whiskey) distillery is founded in Bardstown, Kentucky. |