♂ Samuel Summerville

1750 - 1820

 

Simmeral

Samuel Summerville
Spouse
Jane Sprott
Jane Sprott
1750 - 1820
Children
James Summerville
James Summerville
1764 - 1854

1750

1750 Ahmad Shah Bahadur's army, retreating from Persia, reportedly loses 18,000 men near what is present-day Herat, Afghanistan from cold in a single night.

1764


Apr
Age: 14y
1764 • The English-language Quebec Gazette is established in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. As of 2014, it is the oldest surviving newspaper in North America.

1811


Age: 61y

immigration


Rockville, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓
Samuel Simmeral and his wife immigrated from County Down near Lisburn, North Ireland, to America in 1811 to join their son, James.
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1811 Paraguay declares independence from the Spanish Empire (recognised May 15).

1820


Age: 70y
1820 Saint Cronan's Boys' National School opens in Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland under the title Bray Male School. It is the oldest school in Bray and its notable pupils will include President of Ireland Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh.

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