John Irish, suspected of being a Tory, was shot and killed by General Clark, who suspected John was plotting against the Whigs
1745
| 1745 • Catherine the Great marries Peter III of Russia in Saint Petersburg. |
1768
Age: 23y
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residenceDanby, Vermont, USA ⇓ Jesse and Mary Irish left from Nine Partners, New York, with their seven sons, including John, to make a new home at Danby. Jesse became a prominent pioneer, and his farm later became known as the Nelson-Colvin Place. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1768 • Philip Astley stages the first modern circus, with acrobats on galloping horses, in London. |
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Age: 27y
1772
Age: 27y
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birth of childLucretia Irish Vermont, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1772 • American Revolutionary War: Samuel Adams and Joseph Warren form the first Committee of Correspondence. |
1772
Age: 27y
marriageThey were married as John Irish was on his way north from Nine Partners, and settled in Tinmouth. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1772 • Breton-French explorer Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec discovers the uninhabited Kerguelen Islands in the Southern Ocean. |
1777
Age: 32y
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deathTinmouth, Vermont, USA ⇓ He was shot and killed by Lt. Isaac Clark, who was part of a scouting party under Captain Isaac Allen, during the revolutionary war, after suspicion that rose that he was a Tory. However, being a Quaker, he was likely not involved with the war. There are multiple versions of the events leading up to his death, however his wife gave a detailed personal account. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1777 • American Revolution: After 16 months of debate, the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation in the temporary American capital at York, Pennsylvania. |