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She was most likely the daughter of Walter Kerr, considering that her will inventory was done by William Kerr, who would have been her brother, and she named one of her sons Walter. In a family bible, her birth is listed above her Barclay children with her name as "Margaret Kerr", and includes the birth dates of daughters Mary and Martha Brown.
1691
Jan 6
| 1691 • The Khalkha submit to the Manchu invaders, bringing most of modern-day Mongolia under the rule of the Qing dynasty. |
1740
Nov 18
Age: 49y
birth of childMary Etta Brown New Jersey, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1740 • Maria Theresa inherits the hereditary dominions of the Habsburg Monarchy (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and modern-day Belgium) under the terms of the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713. However, her succession to the Holy Roman Empire is contested widely because she is a woman. |
1769
Oct 16
Age: 78y
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willMentions daughters Mary and Martha, as well as her son "Walter Barclay". David Carlile is a witness. William Ker, son of Walter Kerr, does the inventory of her estate. One of Walter Kerr's other sons also married a Catherine Brown. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1769 • James Cook lands in New Zealand at Poverty Bay. |
1769
Sep 30
Age: 78y
| 1769 • (O.S.) A transit of Venus is followed five hours later by a total solar eclipse, the shortest such interval in the historical past. The transit is viewed by King George III of Great Britain at the Kew Observatory. |