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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 • French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French Capt. Louis Coulon de Villiers. |
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 • Battle of Khresili: King Solomon I of Imereti defeats the Ottoman army and an allied faction of nobles in what is now western Georgia. |
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 • Seven Years' War – Battle of Breslau: An Austrian army under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine defeats the Prussian army of Wilhelm of Brunswick-Bevern and forces the Prussians behind the Oder. |
1764
Jan 11
Age: 31y
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birth of childSeymour Murdock Dutchess County, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1764 • Stanisław August Poniatowski is elected as the King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. |
1804
Age: 71y
| 1804 • The USS Philadelphia burns.]] |