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Mary Brewster
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Born
24 APR 1704
Died
UNKNOWN
Parents
Benjamin Brewster
(Father)
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Born in the reign of Queen Anne
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Sport
Birth
24 Apr 1704
Born
Age 3
1 May 1707
Act of Union joins England and Scotland
Age c. 8
1712
Newcomen builds the first practical steam engine
Age 10
1 Aug 1714
Accession of George I
Reigned 1714–1727
Age 11
6 Sep 1715
First Jacobite rising
Age c. 17
1721
Robert Walpole becomes the first Prime Minister in all but name
Age 23
11 Jun 1727
Accession of George II
Reigned 1727–1760
Age 41
1745–1746
Second Jacobite rising
Ended at Culloden on 16 April 1746.
Age 48
Sep 1752
Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar
2 September was followed by 14 September.
Age 52
1756–1763
Seven Years' War begins
Age 56
25 Oct 1760
Accession of George III
Reigned 1760–1820
Age c. 60
1764
Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny
Age 64
26 Aug 1768
Captain Cook sets sail on his first voyage
Age 64
5 Jan 1769
James Watt patents his improved steam engine
Age 70
1775–1783
American War of Independence begins
Age 76
4 May 1780
First Epsom Derby run
On Epsom Downs, Surrey.