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He was a weaver by trade. He settled in Haverhill in 1717, and removed to Hampstead after 1740.
1692
May 17
| 1692 • Massacre of Glencoe: The forces of Robert Campbell slaughter 38 members of the Clan MacDonald of Glencoe for allegedly refusing to sign an oath of allegiance to King William III of England. |
1715
Jun 29
Age: 23y
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marriageHannah Heath Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1715 • The Province of Carolina goes to war with the Yamasee Native Americans. |
1717
May 16
Age: 24y
residenceHaverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ "Josiah Heath Junior of Haverhill for six pounds received of my Son in Law John Davis of the same place, sells him one and a half acres of land in Haverhill, bounded on Wm Whiticker, 16 May 1717; witnesses Hannah Heath, Benjamin Emerson" 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1717 • Tatar invasions in Transylvania, with many towns devastated, including Cavnic, Sighet and Dej. |
1722
Feb 5
Age: 29y
| 1722 • Edenton is incorporated as the county seat of Chowan County, North Carolina. The governor and assembly of North Carolina move to Edenton, making it the de facto capital of North Carolina until 1746, when the government is moved to New Bern. |
1756
Nov 15
Age: 64y
willHampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA ⇓ In his will, he mentions children John, Nathaniel, Abial, Samuel, Joseph, Sarah, Jane, Hannah Rowel, Obadiah, Josiah, and Ephraim. A Thomas Emery was a witness to his will, and his brother married a Lydia Emery. Potentially they are related in some way. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1756 • December 14 The play Douglas is performed for the first time in Edinburgh, with overwhelming success, in spite of the opposition of the local church presbytery, who summoned Alexander Carlyle to answer for having attended its representation. However, it fails in its early promise to set up a new Scottish dramatic tradition. |
1757
Feb 3
Age: 64y
| 1757 • Robert Wood publishes The ruins of Balbec, otherwise Heliopolis in Coelosyria in English and French, making the ancient city of Baalbek in Syria known to the West. |