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Sarah Stear

Sarah Stear

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Born 1 JUN 1712 , Crawley, Sussex, England
Parents Nicolas Stear (Father) Family
Mary (Mother) Family
Marriage Herbert Maynard — 8 JUL 1747 at Westminster, Middlesex, England Family Page
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Born in the reign of Queen Anne
  • Year of birth
    1712
    Newcomen builds the first practical steam engine
  • Birth
    1 Jun 1712
    Born at Crawley, Sussex, England
  • Age 2
    1 Aug 1714
    Accession of George I
    Reigned 1714–1727
  • Age 3
    6 Sep 1715
    First Jacobite rising
  • Age c. 9
    1721
    Robert Walpole becomes the first Prime Minister in all but name
  • Age 15
    11 Jun 1727
    Accession of George II
    Reigned 1727–1760
  • Age 33
    1745–1746
    Second Jacobite rising
    Ended at Culloden on 16 April 1746.
  • Age 35
    8 Jul 1747
    Married Herbert Maynard at Westminster, Middlesex, England
  • Age 36
    Nov 1748
    Son James born
  • Age 40
    Sep 1752
    Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar
    2 September was followed by 14 September.
  • Age c. 43
    1755
    Son John born
  • Age 43
    10 Aug 1755
    Daughter Ruth born
  • Age 43
    1756–1763
    Seven Years' War begins
  • Age 48
    25 Oct 1760
    Accession of George III
    Reigned 1760–1820
  • Age c. 52
    1764
    Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny
  • Age 56
    26 Aug 1768
    Captain Cook sets sail on his first voyage
  • Age 56
    5 Jan 1769
    James Watt patents his improved steam engine
  • Age 62
    1775–1783
    American War of Independence begins
  • Age 67
    4 May 1780
    First Epsom Derby run
    On Epsom Downs, Surrey.
  • Age 77
    14 Jul 1789
    French Revolution begins
Death date unknown, so events are shown up to age 80.