History of William B. SARGENT's Life Time

For William B. SARGENT
1715 to 1768
1231-1808 :
Papal Inquisition from before birth until after timeline

1478-1834 :
Torquemada's Spanish Inquisition from before birth until after timeline

1700-1721 :
Great Northern War from before birth until age 6

1714-1727 :
Reign of King George I (Hanover) from before birth until age 12

1716 :
Christian teaching forbidden in China at age 1

1718 :
Peter the Great has son and heir murdered at age 3

1718 :
Spain seizes Sicily (from Savoy) at age 3

1718 :
New Orleans founded at age 3

1721 :
Rifles brought to America by the Swiss at age 6

1722 :
Samoa and Easter island discovered by Dutch at age 7

1727-1760 :
Reign of King George II (Hanover) from age 12 to 45

1727 :
Quakers demand abolition of slavery at age 12

1729 :
Opium smoking prohibited in China at age 14

1733-1735 :
War of Polish Succession from age 18 to 20

1736 :
English statutes against witchcraft repealed at age 21

1740-1748 :
Austrian war of the succession from age 25 to 33

1741 :
Slave revolt in New York, 2nd uprising at age 26

1742 :
Celsius invents Centigrade thermometer at age 27

1743 :
1st settlement in S. Dakota at age 28

1745 :
Electrical Capacitor (Leyden Jar) at age 30

1749 :
Sign Language for deaf-mutes at age 34

1752 :
Benjamin Franklin invents the lightning rod at age 37

1752 :
Britain and its colonies adopt Gregorian calender at age 37

1754-1763 :
French-Indian war from age 39 to 48

1755 :
Lisbon earthquake - 30,000 dead at age 40

1756-1763 :
Seven years war from age 41 to 48

1758 :
Halley's Comet (1st predicted appearance) at age 43

1760 :
Bifocals at age 45

1760-1820 :
Reign of King George III (Hanover) from age 45 until after timeline

1765 :
Steam Engine at age 50

1765 :
HMS Victory launched at age 50