(In-Progress) (Does Not Include All Births/Deaths,..) NEW HAMPSHIRE, NATIONAL & WORLD EVENTS
NORTH HAMPTON EVENTS NEW HAMPSHIRE, (in-progress) NATIONAL & WORLD (does not include all births/deaths,..) EVENTS (selected/in-progress) Selectmen: Col. Abraham Drake, Christopher 1776 United States declares its Smith, David Marston. 5 Independence from Britain by approving the Population: Approx. 90 families, none of whom Declaration of were Tories. 5 Men from North Hampton who Independence. 31 signed the “Association Test” were: Henry Batchelder, James Batchelder, Josiah Batchelder, New Hampshire requires Nathaniel Batchelder, Samuel Batchelder, Sr., citizens to sign the Samuel Batchelder, Jr., Zaceriah Batchelder (signed “Association Test” pledging with his mark X), Benjamin Brown, John Brown, loyalty to the American Sr., John Brown, Jr., Simon Brown, Samuel cause. 5Men had to be 21 Chapman, John Chase, Thomas Cotton, Thomas years of age or older, Cotton, Jr., Josiah Dalton, Timothy Dalton, Samuel excluding “lunaticks, idiots Davis, Daniel Dearborn, Jermiah Dearborn, John and Negroes” (Women Dearborn, Joseph Dearborn, Josiah Dearborn, Levi weren’t considered.) Dearborn, Phinehas Dearborn, Reuben Dearborn, Reuben Dearborn, Jr., Reubengove Dearborn, Sr., The assembly of New Reubengove Dearborn, Jr., Samuel Dearborn, Hampshire adopts the first Daniel Dow, Abraham Drake, Abraham Drake, Jr., American state constitution. Abner Fogg, Sr., Abner Fogg, Jr., Samuel Fogg, 53 Seth Fogg, Joseph Garland, James Godfrey (Godfree), William Godfrey, Joshua Hains, As many as 100 privateers Nathaniel Hans (or Hains), Samuel Hardy, of 8 to 10 guns operated out Benjamin Hobbs Sr., Benjamin Hobbs, Jr., Joseph of Portsmouth, cruising Hobbs, Morris Hobbs, Nathaniel Hobbs, Thomas Nova Scotia to the West Hobbs, Isaac Jenness, David Knowles, Jonathan Indies, even to the English Knowles, Joseph Knowles, Simon Lampere (or Channel and the North Sea.
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