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His brother Thomas married Elizabeth Hatch and moved to Norwich. Elizabeth is mentioned as the sister of "John and Joseph Hatch" of Norwich, Connecticut. Jerusha Hatch also had two brothers John and Joseph, and was born in Preston, Connecticut. It is possible they are sisters. His other brother Andrew made a will, which mentions Zerah as one of the John's children. He had two sisters as well, Miriam and Margaret.
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1733
| 1733 • British colonist James Oglethorpe founds Savannah, Georgia. |
1754
Dec 11
Age: 22y
birth of childZerah Murdock Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, USA ⇓ Zerah is mentioned in the will of his uncle Andrew Murdock as a son of John Murdock. Even though Andrew Murdock and his wife Tamisen had no children, they named many of their nieces and nephews in their will. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1754 • Surveyor William Churton lays out what will become the county seat of Orange County, North Carolina. The town is named Corbin Town for Francis Corbin, a member of the North Carolina governor's council. Corbin Town is renamed Childsburgh in 1759 and finally Hillsborough in 1766. |
1757
Jan 20
Age: 24y
marriageJerusha Hatch Preston, Connecticut, USA ⇓ Since John's marriage to Jerusha Hatch is mentioned two years after Zerah's birthdate, it is possible Zerah was the son of a first wife. John's sister Agnes married James Dixon two months later in the same place. 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1757 • Seven Years' War – Battle of Hastenbeck: An Anglo-Hanoverian army under the Duke of Cumberland is defeated by the French under Louis d'Estrées and forced out of Hanover. |
1757
Aug 10
Age: 24y
militaryPreston, Connecticut, USA ⇓ Marched from Preston for the relief of Fort William Henry, a member of Capt. Nathan Leonard's company. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1757 • Battle of Plassey: 3,000 troops serving with the British East India Company under Robert Clive defeat a 50,000 strong Indian army under Siraj ud-Daulah at Plassey in India. |
1764
Jan 11
Age: 31y
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birth of childSeymour Murdock Dutchess County, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1764 • Chief Pontiac surrenders to the British. |
1804
Age: 71y
| 1804 • Morphine is first isolated from the opium poppy by the German pharmacist, Friedrich Sertürner. |