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1752
Apr 21
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birthHampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, 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 ⇓ |
| 1752 • Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity, using a kite and a key. |
1770
Sep 11
Age: 18y
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marriageEdmund Eastman Rockstead, New Hampshire, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1770 • Marie Antoinette marries Louis-Auguste (who later becomes King Louis XVI of France). |
1779
Mar 1
Age: 26y
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birth of childJosiah J Eastman Corinth, Orange, Vermont, USA ⇓ 6 Sources ⇓ |
| 1779 • After a second petition for partition from its residents, the North Carolina General Assembly abolishes Bute County, North Carolina (established 1764) by dividing it and naming the northern portion Warren County (for Revolutionary War hero Joseph Warren) and the southern portion Franklin County (for Benjamin Franklin). The General Assembly also establishes Warrenton (also named for Joseph Warren) to be the county seat of Warren County and Louisburg (named for Louis XVI of France) to be the county seat of Franklin County. |
1790
Age: 37y
| 1790 • The first United States Census is authorized; it is held later in the year. |
1800
Age: 47y
1810
Age: 57y
| 1810 • General Union of Spinners organizes strike action to raise wages in the smaller U.K. cotton centres to the Manchester level. |
1830
Age: 77y
| 1830 • The Provisional Government in Brussels declares the creation of the independent state of Belgium, in revolt against the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. |
1836
Aug 30
Age: 84y
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deathCorinth, Orange, Vermont, USA ⇓ She was buried at Corinth Center Cemetery. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1836 • The settlement of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, is elevated to the royal status of villa by the government of Spain. |