Timeline: Mary Ward: Our Family History

Abt 1750 - 1786 (36 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1383	1383—99 9999: Regular series of wills starts in Prerogative Court of Canterbury
2	1630	1630—1750: Renaissance Period - Art and Antiques 1630—1750: Baroque Period (Art and Antiques)
3	1636	1636—1755: PRE-DEPORTATION PERIOD
4	1680	1680—1770: Chinoiserie Period (Art and Antiques)
5	1727	1727—1760: King George II King George II ( 1727 - 1760 ) {\n}{\n}1727 - George succeeds his father, George I.{\n}1732 - A royal charter is granted for the founding of Georgia in America.{\n}1737 - Death of George's wife, Queen Caroline.{\n}1738 - John and Charles Wesley start the 6 Nov 1727—25 Oct 1760: George II House of Hanover: Only son of George I, married Caroline of Brandenburg
6	1730	1730—1750: Rococo Period (Art and Antiques)
7	1748	1748—1756: Couontess Huntington's (Calvanistic) Methodist Connexion founded
8	1750	1750—1805: Neo-Classical Period (Art and Antiques) 1750—1770: Gothic Revival Period (Art and Antiques) Feb 1750—Feb 1750: Series of earthquakes in London and the Home Counties cause panic with predictions of an apocalypse (Feb/Mar) 16 Nov 1750—16 Nov 1750: Original Westminster Bridge opened (replaced in 1862 due to subsidence)
9	1751	Mar 1751—Mar 1751: Chesterfield's Calendar Act passed - royal assent to the bill was given on 22 May 1751 - decision to adopt Gregorian Calendar in 1752: In and throughout all his
10	1752	1752—1752: Benjamin Franklin invents the lightning conductor 1752—1752: Julian Calendar dropped and Gregorian Calendar adopted in England (3rd September) - making this September 14th - "Give us back our 11 days!"{\n}Year standard to end 31st December (previously March 24) 1752—1752: Census of Ile St-Jean Sieur de la Rocque census of Prince Edward Island 1752—1752: Benjamin Franklin invents the lightening rod 1 Jan 1752—1 Jan 1752: Beginning of the year 1752 [Scotland had adopted January as the start of the year in 1600, and some other countries in Europe had adopted the Gregorian calendar as early as 1582] 3 Sep 1752—3 Sep 1752: Julian Calendar dropped and Gregorian Calendar adopted in England and Scotland, making this Sep 14 11 1752—22 Nov 1752: Treaty signed to renew the 1725 Indian Treaties N.S. Gov. Cornwallis and Micmac sign treaty 3 1752—23 Mar 1752: First newspaper printed in Canada The Halifax Gazette begins publication
11	1753	1753—1753: Private collection of Sir Hans Sloane forms the basis of the British Museum 1753—1753: Earliest Inghamite registers 1753—1753: French defeat George Washington's military campaign 1 May 1753—1 May 1753: Publication of ?Species Plantarum' by Linnaeus and the formal start date of plant taxonomy
12	1754	1754—1754: First British troops not belonging to the East India Company despatched to India 1754—1754: In the General Election, the Cow Inn at Haslemere, Surrey caused a national scandal by subdividing the freehold to create eight votes instead of one 1754—1754: Hardwicke Act (1753): Banns to be called, and Printed Marriage Register forms to be used - Quakers & Jews exempt 1754—10 Feb 1763: The French and Indian War The French and Indian War 1754—1754: Hardwicke Act (1753 Banns to be called and Printed Marriage Register forms to be used{\n}Quakers and Jews Exempt{\n}First British troops not belonging to the East India Company despatched to India{\n}First printed Annual Army Lists 1754—1754: French and Indian War France & Indians fight British
13	1755	1755—1755: Period of canal construction began in Britain (till 1827) 1755—1755: Publication of Dictionary of the English Language' by Dr Samuel Johnson 1755—1763: DEPORTATION PERIOD 1755—1827: Publication of Dictionary of the English Language by Dr, Johnson Period of canal construction began in Britian 1755—1755: Postal Service established British establish service in Halifax, Nova Scotia 1755—1763: The Great Expulsion Over 10,000 Acadians forced from their Nova Scotia homes by British Governor Charles Lawrence 1755—1755: Samuel Johnson publishes the first English language dictionary 9 Feb 1755—2 Sep 1755: Deportation of the Acadian population The Acadian Diaspora/Deportation begins and will go on for years. On this date in 1755, Colonel John Winslow proclaimed the Deportation Order. 2 Dec 1755—2 Dec 1755: Second Eddystone Lighthouse destroyed by fire
14	1756	1756—1756: The Seven Year War with France (Pitt's trade was) begins 1756—1763: French and Indian War Also known as Seven Years War. French Colonies vs Great Britain 1756—Feb 1763: Europe's Seven Years' War - North America's French-Indian war Montcalm commands French troops against British and Indians in North America 15 May 1756—15 May 1756: The Seven Years War with France (Pitt's trade war) begins Jun 1756—Jun 1756: Black Hole of Calcutta - 146 Britons imprisoned, most die according to British sources
15	1757	1757—1757: The foundation laid for the Empire of India 1757—1757: India - The Nawab of Bengal tries to expel the British - but is defeated at the battle of Plassy {\n}The East India Company forces are led by Robert Clive{\n}Black Hole of Calcutta{\n}The foundation laid for the Empire of India 1757—1757: John Campbell invents the sextant 14 Mar 1757—14 Mar 1757: Admiral Byng shot at Portsmouth for failing to relieve Minorca 23 Jun 1757—23 Jun 1757: The Nawab of Bengal tries to expel the British, but is defeated at the battle of Plassey (Palashi, June 23) - the East India Company forces are led by Robert Clive
16	1758	1758—1758: India stops being merely a commercial venture - England begins dominating it politically - The East India Company retains its monopoly although it ceased to trade 1758—1758: Deportation of the Acadians at Ile Ste Jean (PEI) Acadians who had gone to Ile Ste Jean/Prince Edward Island earlier in agreement with the British Government, or who had fled there later, are deported to France. A group escapes to Malpèque and is not discovered. Later they will be part of the founding fa 1758—1758: Acadians on Ile Royale/Cape Breton are deported to France 1758—1758: India stops being merely a commercial venture England begins dominating itpolitically{\n}The East India Comp-any retains its monopoly although is ceased to trade 1758—1758: Acadian deportation Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island's Acadians deported to France -- three ships of Acadians sink. Other Acadians flee 1758—1758: British capture Fort Louisburg French power declines 1758—1758: Dolland invents a chromatic lens
17	1759	1759—1759: Wesley builds 356 Methodist chapels 1759—1759: British Museum opens to the public in London (15th Jan) March The first predicted retunr of Halley's comet{\n}Welsey builds 356 Methodist Chapels 1759—1761: Cherokee War English Colonists vs Cherokee Indians 15 Jan 1759—15 Jan 1759: British Museum opens to the public in London 16 Oct 1759—16 Oct 1759: Third Eddystone Lighthouse (John Smeaton's) completed 9 1759—13 Sep 1759: Battle of the Plains of Abraham General James Wolfe defeats Montcalm but both die (New France Ends--British North America begins)
18	1760	1760—1760: Carron Iron Works in operation in Scotland 1760—1820: King George III King George III ( 1760 - 1820 ) {\n}{\n}1760 - George becomes king on the death of his grandfather, George II.{\n}1762 - The Earl of Bute is appointed Prime Minister. Bute proves so unpopular that he needs to have a bodyguard.{\n}1763 - Peace of Paris end 1760—1760: George II dies (25th October) George III Hanover, his grandson becomes king{\n}The date conventionally marks the start of the so-called "first Industrial Revolution"{\n}Carron Iron Works in operation in Scotland{\n}5th May First use of hangman's drop - last nobleman to be executed (La 5 May 1760—5 May 1760: First use of hangman's drop 2 Oct 1760—10 Feb 1760: British capture Quebec 3 Oct 1760—25 Jun 1761: Peace treaties between Micmac and British Micmac recognize British dominion over Nova Scotia 25 Oct 1760—25 Oct 1760: George II dies - George III Hanover, his grandson, becomes king. The date conventionally marks the start of the so-called first Industrial Revolution' 2 1760—23 Feb 1760: Treaty signed to end war Malecites & Passamaquoddys sign treaty acknowledging King George III as Sovereign 10 1760—29 Jan 1820: George III House of Hanover: Grandson of George II, married Charlotte of Mecklenburg
19	1761	1761—1761: Englishmen, John Harrison invents the navigational clock or marine chronometer for measuring longitude 16 Jan 1761—16 Jan 1761: British capture Pondicherry, India from the French
20	1762	1762—1762: Cigars introduced into Britain from Cuba 1762—1762: Earliest Unitarian registers France surrenders Canada and Florida{\n}Cigars introduced into Britain from Cuba
21	1763	1763—1763: Treaty of Paris - gives back to France everything Pitt fought to obtain - (Newfoundland [fishing], Guadaloupe and Martininque [sugar], Dakar [gum]) - but English displaces French as the international language 1763—1763: Treaty of Paris Treaty of Paris. The Seven Years War between France and England ends. All of France's North American possessions now belong to England. 1763—1884: POST-DEPORTATION PERIOD 1763—1763: Treaty of Paris gives back to France everything Pitt fought to obtain - Newfoundland (fishing), Guadaloupe and Martinique (sugar), Dakar (gum) - but English displaces French as the International Language 1763—1763: Treaty of Paris Britain controls North American French colonies (except St. Pierre & Micquelon)
22	1764	1764—1764: Mozart produces his first symphony at age eight 1764—1764: James Hargeaves invents the Spinning Jenny (but destroyed 1768) 1764—1764: Lloyd's Register of shipping first prepared 1764—1764: Practice of numbering houses introduced to London 1764—1764: Lloyd's Register of shipping first prepared 1764—1764: James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny 8 1764—1862: Indian treaties transferring land to Britain
23	1765	1765—1765: The potato becomes the most popular food in Europe 1765—1765: First Acadians settle in Louisiana 1765—1765: Stamp Act passed 22 Mar 1765—22 Mar 1765: Stamp Act passed - imposed a tax on publications and legal documents in the American colonies (repealed the following year)
24	1766	1766—1766: Start of 'composite' national records on rainfall in the UK 5 Dec 1766—5 Dec 1766: Christie's auction house founded in London by James Christie
25	1767	1767—1767: Newcomen's steam pumping engine perfected by James Watt 1767—1767: First Iron railroads built for mines by John Wilkinson Newcomen's steam pumping engine perfected by James Watt 1767—1767: Census of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia census adds religion and ethnic-origin questions 1767—1767: Joseph Priestley invents carbonated water - soda water
26	1768	1768—1768: Richard Arkwright patents the spinning frame 9 Jan 1768—9 Jan 1768: Philip Astley starts his circus in London 6 Dec 1768—6 Dec 1768: The first edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica' published in Edinburgh by William Smellie
27	1769	1769—1769: Capt James Cook maps the coast of New Zealand 1769—1769: Arkwright invents water frame (textile production) 1769—1769: Arkwright invents water frame (textile production) 1769—1769: Ile St. Jean (Prince Edward Island) separated Ile St. Jean separated from the Colony of Nova Scotia 1769—1769: James Watt invents an improved steam engine 6 Sep 1769—6 Sep 1769: David Garrick organises first Shakespeare festival at Stratford-upon-Avon
28	1770	1770—1770: Clyde Trust created to convert the River Clyde, then an insignificant river, into a major thoroughfare for maritime communications 1770—1770: Hargreave's jenny invented (textile production) 28th April - James Cook discovers New South Wales{\n}Clyde Trust created to convert the River Clyde, then an insignificant river, into a major thoroughfare for maritime communications 28 Apr 1770—28 Apr 1770: Capt James Cook lands in Australia (Botany Bay) ? Aug 21: formally claims Australia for Britain
29	1771	1771—1771: Right to report Parliamentary debates established in England 1771—1772: Samuel Hearne reaches the Arctic via land travel
30	1772	1772—1772: Morning Post' first published (until 1937) 1772—1772: First Travellers' Cheques issued by the London Credit Exchange Company 1772—1772: Jundge Mansfield rules that there is no legal basis for slavery (14th May) in England{\n}First Navy Lists published 14 May 1772—14 May 1772: Judge Mansfield rules that there is no legal basis for slavery in England
31	1773	1773—1773: Census of Acadians in France The 2,370 Acadians in France are enumerated. 1773—1858: East India Company governs Hindustan 1773—1773: Boston Tea Party (16 December)
32	1774	1774—1774: Georges Louis Lesage patents the electric telegraph 13 Sep 1774—13 Sep 1774: Cook arrives on Easter Island 6 1774—22 Jun 1774: Québec Act Britain extends Québec border to include present-day Ontario and grants religious freedom to Catholics
33	1775	1775—1775: Battle of Lexington 19th April - first action in American War of Independence (1775-1783{\n}Irish unrest 1775—1783: American Revolution English Colonists vs Great Britain 1775—1775: Alexander Cummings invents the flush toilet 1775—1775: Jacques Perrier invents a steamship 18 Apr 1775—14 Jan 1784: American Revolutionary War American Revolutionary War 19 Apr 1775—19 Apr 1775: Battle of Lexington: first action in American War of Independence (1775- 1783) 11 1775—31 Dec 1775: American forces invade Americans capture Montreal and attack Québec City 4 1775—4 Feb 1783: American Revolution (War of Independence) American patriots and the French versus American loyalists and Britain
34	1776	1776—1776: Somerset House in London becomes the repository of records of population 1776—1776: Watt and Boulton produce their first commercial steam engine 1776—1776: Acadians fight in the Eddy Rebellion 22 Acadians under the command of Captain Isaie Boudreau fight under Colonel Jonathan Eddy (the Eddy Rebellion) in an effort to retake Fort Cumberland. 1776—1776: American Declaration of Independence (July 4th) 1776—1776: North West Company formed Fur traders amalgamate to compete with the Hudson's Bay Company 1776—1776: David Bushnell invents a submarine 4 Jan 1776—1 Apr 1776: First United Empire Loyalists arrive UEL refugees arrive in Halifax, Nova Scotia 4 Jul 1776—4 Jul 1776: American Declaration of Independence 7 Sep 1776—7 Sep 1776: First attack on a warship by a submarine - David Bushnell's ?Turtle' attacked HMS Eagle in New York harbour. The attack was perhaps spectacular (a charge did detonate beneath the ship) but was nevertheless unsuccessful. 'Turtle' was a one man Affair ma
35	1777	1777—1777: Samuel Miller of Southampton patents the circular saw.
36	1778	1778—1778: Captain James Cook explores West Coast Captain Cook lands at Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island
37	1779	1779—1779: First Spinning Mills operational in Scotland 1779—1779: First iron bridge built, over the Severn by John Wilkinson 1779—1779: Marc Isambard Brunel opens the first steamdriven sawmill at Chatham Dockyard in Kent 1779—1779: Crompton's mule invented (Textile production) First iron bridge built, over the Severn by John Wilkinson{\n}First Spinning Mills operational in Scotland 1779—1779: Industrial Revolution begins to affect Scotland. 1779—1779: Samuel Crompton invents the spinning mule 14 Feb 1779—14 Feb 1779: Capt James Cook killed on Hawaii 23 Sep 1779—23 Sep 1779: Naval engagement between Britain and USA off Flamborough Head 9 1779—22 Sep 1779: Treaty signed with Micmac to protect British settlers Micmac alliance against U.S.A
38	1780	1780—1780: About this time the word 'Quiz' entered the language, said to have been invented as a wager by Mr Daly, a Dublin theatre manager 1780—1780: Fountain pen invented 1780—1780: The English Reform Movement - until now, only landowners and tenants (freeholders with 40 shillings per year or more) allowed to vote, and in open poll books 1780—1780: Male Servants Tax 1780—1780: 4th May First Derby run at Epsom 2nd-8th June - Gordon Riots - Parl;iament passes a Roman Catholic relief measure - for days, London is at the mercy of a mob and destruction is widespread{\n}Earliest Wesleyan registers{\n}Male Servants Tax{\n}The English Reform Movement - until now, only 1780—1780: Benjamin Franklin invents bi-focal eyeglasses 1780—1780: Gervinus invents the circular saw 4 May 1780—4 May 1780: First Derby run at Epsom (some say 2nd June) 2 Jun 1780—2 Jun 1780: Jun 2- 8: The Gordon Riots - Parliament passes a Roman Catholic relief measure - for days, London is at the mercy of a mob and destruction is widespread
39	1781	1781—1781: First UEL settlers in Niagara Loyalists from Butler's Rangers settle in Niagara area
40	1782	1782—1782: James Watt patents his steam engine 1782—1782: Gilbert's Act establishes outdoor poor relief - the way of life of the poor beginning to alter due to industrialisation - New factories in rapidly expanding towns required a workforce that would adjust to new work patterns 1782—1782: Gilbert's Act establishes outdoor poor relief - t5he way of life of the poor beginning to alter due to a workforce that would adjust to new work patterns{\n}James Watt patents his steam engine 1 Jan 1782—1 Jan 1782: Massive Loyalist migration from U.S. begins Loyalists head to Nova Scotia (New Brunswick) as outcome of war determined
41	1783	1783—1783: Duty payable on Parish Register entries (3d per entry - repealed 1794) - led to a fall in entries! 1783—1783: Duty on Parish Register entries (3d per entry - repealed 1794) Montgolfier brothers launch first hot-air balloon{\n}3rd Sept. Treaty of Versailles (England/US) 1783—1783: Eastern Canada - U.S.A. border established border set from the Atlantic to Lake-of-the-Woods 1783—1783: Englishmen, Henry Cort invents the steel roller for steel production 1783—1783: Louis Sebastien demonstrates the first parachute 1783—1783: Joseph Michel Montgolfier and Jacques Etienne Montgolfier invent the hot-air balloon 1783—1783: Benjamin Hanks patents the self-winding clock 9 Mar 1783—3 Sep 1783: Treaty of Versailles Britain Loses War With U.S & British North America Defined 3 Sep 1783—3 Sep 1783: Treaty of Versailles (Britain/US) 3 Nov 1783—3 Nov 1783: Last public execution at Tyburn in London (John Austin, a highwayman) 4 1783—26 Apr 1783: Loyalist migration from New York 7,000 Loyalists sail to Nova Scotia (including New Brunswick) as outcome of war determined
42	1784	1784—1784: Invention of threshing machine by Andrew Meikle 1784—1784: First golf club founded at St Andrews 1784—1784: Wesley breaks with the Church of England 1784—1784: Pitt's India Act - the Crown (as opposed to officers of the East India Company) has power to guide Indian politics 1784—1784: Pitt's India Act - the Crown (as opposed to officers of the East India Company) has power to guide Indian politics{\n}Wesley breaks with Church of England{\n}First edition of The Times (called The Daily Universal Register for 3 years){\n}2 nd Aug. First Mail coaches in Engl 1784—1784: Grand River Reserve created Indian chief Joseph Brant leads 4,000 indians from U.S. to Six Nations' Reservation 1784—1789: Mass migration of Loyalists Migration starts with 6,000 Americans & 1,000 Iroquois led by Joseph Brant. Total reaches 10,000 by end of decade 1784—1784: Andrew Meikle invents the threshing machine 1784—1784: Joseph Bramah invents the safety lock 2 Aug 1784—2 Aug 1784: First mail coaches in England (4pm Bristol / 8am London) 8 1784—16 Aug 1784: Cape Breton Island created Cape Breton Island separated from Nova Scotia 8 1784—16 Aug 1784: New Brunswick created New Brunswick created from part of Nova Scotia
43	1785	1785—1785: Sunday School Society founded to educate poor children (by 1851, enrols more than 2 million) 1785—2 Apr 1795: Northwest Indian War Northwest Indian War 1785—1785: Acadians sail from France to Louisiana Acadians numbering 1,600 sail from France to settle in Louisiana. Some of their relatives had gone there earlier. They will become known as Cajuns. 1785—1785: Sunday School Society founded to educate poor children (by 1851, enrols more than 2 million) 1785—1785: Charles Augustus Coulomb invents the torsion balance 1785—1785: Blanchard invents a working parachute 1785—1785: Edmund Cartwright invents the power loom 1785—1785: Claude Berthollet invents chemical bleaching 1 Jan 1785—1 Jan 1785: John Walter publishes first edition of The Times (called The Daily Universal Register for 3 years)
44	1786	1786—1786: John Fitch invents a steamboat

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