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1722
Feb 5
| 1722 • The Silence Dogood letters appear, written by Benjamin Franklin. |
1647
Nov 6
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birth of childMary Davis Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ On Mary's birth record her parents are Josiah Davis and Dorothy Colby. This record matches up exactly with her age at her death date (84 years 4 months). In 1797, her and her siblings granted land to their brother Jesse from their father "Josiah Davis, late of Hampstead". Her and her husband are described as "Edward Eastman and Molly Eastman of Corinth Vt." 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1647 • The New Model Army marches to London. |
1743
Jan
Age: 20y
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residenceHampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA ⇓ Josiah Davis and Obediah Davis signed a petition for a parish together, along with Otho Stevens. The two brothers lived near the eastern shores of Wash Pond, which was home to several pioneer families. It's described that Josiah Davis "(it is supposed) followed the "twelve rod way" tract from the Davis land at East Haverhill to the land near the eastern shore of the Wash pond." 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1743 • Natalia Lopukhina is flogged in front of the Twelve Collegia building in Saint Petersburg. |
1746
Dec 2
Age: 24y
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marriageDorothy Colby Hampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA ⇓ They had nine children: James Johnson in 1747, Hannah in 1749, Mary in 1752, Edmund in 1756, Josiah in 1758, Anna in 1760, Dolly in 1763, Louis in 1765, and lastly Jesse, in 1767, all in New Hampshire. 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1746 • Battle of Piacenza: Austrian forces defeat French and Spanish troops. |
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Age: 47y
1770
Age: 47y
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militaryNew Hampshire, USA ⇓ A Josiah Davis was a private in the American Revolution - possibly him. His brother Samuel also possibly enrolled. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1770 • The Baron d'Holbach's (anonymous) materialist work Le Système de la Nature ou Des Loix du Monde Physique et du Monde Moral is produced in Neuchâtel. |
1790
Age: 67y
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residenceHampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA ⇓ On page 17, Joseph Kimball is living with wife Colby 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1790 • France is divided into 83 départements, which cut across the former provinces, in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on noble ownership of land. |
1790
Age: 67y
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residenceHampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA ⇓ Two pages away, on page 17, Joseph Kimball is living with wife Martha Colby. She is likely the Martha that is the sister of Dorothy. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1790 • Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor starts to rule. |
1790
Age: 67y
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residenceHampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA ⇓ Two pages away, on page 17, Joseph Kimball is living with wife Martha Colby. She is likely the Martha that is the sister of Dorothy. There are also Eastmans living on the same page, and Heaths. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1790 • The Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars begins in New South Wales, Australia as a result of deterioration in relations and increasing colonization. |
1790
Age: 67y
| 1790 • The United States patent system is established. |
1796
Age: 73y
willHampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA ⇓ His estate was administered October 20 1796, by his widow Dolly (Dorothy) Davis, with a bond of $3,000.00. William Marshall and Thomas Cotton are sureties. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1796 • U.S. President George Washington issues his Farewell Address, which warns against partisan politics and foreign entanglements. |
1796
Apr 3
Age: 74y
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deathHampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA ⇓ He was buried at Hampstead Center Cemetery. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1796 • Groton, New Hampshire is incorporated as a town. |