♂ John Bourne

1672 - 1721

 

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John Bourne
Parents
Andrew Bourne
Andrew Bourne
1650 - 1695
Spouse
Elizabeth Johnson
Elizabeth Johnson
1676 - 1760
Children
 

Timeline

1708


Age: 36y

birth of child


Christian Bourne
1708 Battle of Lesnaya (Great Northern War): Peter the Great of Russia defeats the forces of the Swedish Empire.

1713


Age: 41y

birth of child


Sarah Bourne
1713 • Tuscarora War: Colonel James Moore's Carolina militia lays siege to the Tuscaroran stronghold of Fort Neoheroka, located a few miles up Contentnea Creek from Fort Hancock.

1715


Age: 43y

birth of child


Robert Bourne
1715 • The ancient right to evaluate royal decrees publicly before they are given the force of law by the high court of Paris (the Parlement) is restored.

1716


Age: 44y

birth of child


Andrew Bourne
1716 Natchez, one of the oldest towns on the Mississippi, is founded.

1717


Age: 45y

birth of child


Francis Bourne
1717 • Crews on two ships commanded by Benjamin Hornigold and Edward Teach attack and capture the British-built French Guineaman Concorde in the eastern Caribbean. Hornigold soon accepts a British amnesty for all pirates, but Teach rejects it and subsequently becomes known as Blackbeard.

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