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Abigail Smith

Abigail Smith

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Born 23 NOV 1744
Died 28 OCT 1818
Parents Elizabeth Quincy (Mother) Family
Marriage Unknown spouse Family Page
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of George II
  • Birth
    23 Nov 1744
    Born
  • 8 months
    1745–1746
    Second Jacobite rising
    Ended at Culloden on 16 April 1746.
  • Age 7
    Sep 1752
    Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar
    2 September was followed by 14 September.
  • Age 11
    1756–1763
    Seven Years' War begins
  • Age 15
    25 Oct 1760
    Accession of George III
    Reigned 1760–1820
  • Age c. 20
    1764
    Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny
  • Age 22
    11 Jul 1767
    Son John Quincy born
  • Age 23
    26 Aug 1768
    Captain Cook sets sail on his first voyage
  • Age 24
    5 Jan 1769
    James Watt patents his improved steam engine
  • Age 30
    1775–1783
    American War of Independence begins
  • Age 30
    1 Oct 1775
    Mother Elizabeth died
  • Age 35
    4 May 1780
    First Epsom Derby run
    On Epsom Downs, Surrey.
  • Age 44
    14 Jul 1789
    French Revolution begins
  • Age 48
    1 Feb 1793
    Britain goes to war with revolutionary France
  • Age 51
    14 May 1796
    Edward Jenner carries out the first smallpox vaccination
  • Age 56
    1 Jan 1801
    Union with Ireland creates the United Kingdom
  • Age 58
    1803–1815
    Napoleonic Wars resume
  • Age 59
    21 Feb 1804
    Trevithick's steam locomotive makes the first railway journey
  • Age 60
    21 Oct 1805
    Battle of Trafalgar
    Nelson killed.
  • Age 62
    25 Mar 1807
    Slave Trade Act abolishes the British slave trade
  • Age 70
    Apr 1815
    Mount Tambora erupts
    Led to the cold "Year Without a Summer" in 1816.
  • Age 70
    18 Jun 1815
    Battle of Waterloo
  • Age 73
    28 Oct 1818
    Died