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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 • King Charles of England promises a church reform. This agreement leads to the Second English Civil War. |
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 • Coordinated scientific observations of the transit of Mercury are organized by Joseph-Nicolas Delisle. |
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 • Publication of Charles Batteux's Les beaux-arts réduits à un même principe in Paris, putting forward for the first time the idea of "les beaux arts": "the fine arts". |
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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 ⇓ |
1790
Age: 67y
| 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 ⇓ On page 17, Joseph Kimball is living with wife Colby 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1790 • President of the United States George Washington gives the first State of the Union address, in New York City. |
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 • Royal assent is given to establishment of the port of Milford Haven in Wales. |
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 signing of the Residence Bill establishes a site along the Potomac River as the District of Columbia, the capital district of the United States. |
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 • French Revolutionary Wars – Battle of Bassano: French forces defeat Austrian troops in the Veneto. |
1796
Apr 3
Age: 74y
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deathHampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA ⇓ He was buried at Hampstead Center Cemetery. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1796 • John Adams defeats Thomas Jefferson in the U.S. presidential election. |