Jabez Fitch

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Born	15 FEB 1737
Died	UNKNOWN
Parents	Jabez Fitch (Father) Family
Marriage	Unknown spouse Family Page

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of George II

Birth

15 Feb 1737

Born
Age 8

1745–1746

Second Jacobite rising

Ended at Culloden on 16 April 1746.
Age 15

Sep 1752

Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar

2 September was followed by 14 September.
Age 19

1756–1763

Seven Years' War begins
Age 23

25 Oct 1760

Accession of George III

Reigned 1760–1820
Age 25

6 Apr 1762

Son Cordilla born
Age c. 27

1764

Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny
Age 26

2 Jan 1764

Son Darius born
Age 28

15 Jul 1765

Son Theophilus Wilson born
Age 28

15 Jul 1765

Son Samuel Perkins born
Age 31

26 Aug 1768

Captain Cook sets sail on his first voyage
Age 31

5 Jan 1769

James Watt patents his improved steam engine
Age 33

26 Mar 1770

Son Jabez born
Age 34

7 Jun 1771

Daughter Betty born
Age 36

10 May 1773

Daughter Hannah born
Age 38

1775–1783

American War of Independence begins
Age 38

10 Jun 1775

Daughter Lurene born
Age 42

28 Mar 1779

Father Jabez died
Age 43

4 May 1780

First Epsom Derby run

On Epsom Downs, Surrey.
Age 52

14 Jul 1789

French Revolution begins
Age 55

1 Feb 1793

Britain goes to war with revolutionary France
Age 59

14 May 1796

Edward Jenner carries out the first smallpox vaccination
Age 63

1 Jan 1801

Union with Ireland creates the United Kingdom
Age 66

1803–1815

Napoleonic Wars resume
Age 67

21 Feb 1804

Trevithick's steam locomotive makes the first railway journey
Age 68

21 Oct 1805

Battle of Trafalgar

Nelson killed.
Age 70

25 Mar 1807

Slave Trade Act abolishes the British slave trade
Age 78

Apr 1815

Mount Tambora erupts

Led to the cold "Year Without a Summer" in 1816.
Age 78

18 Jun 1815

Battle of Waterloo

Death date unknown, so events are shown up to age 80.