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1776 America declares independence
1789 Geo. Washington 1st USA president
1789 French Revolution begins
1798 Irish revolt against English rule
1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor
1707 Union Act unites England/Scotland
1712 Religious warfare in Switzerland
1740 War of Austrian Succession begins
1762 Catherine II becomes Czarina/Russia
1770 Cook discovers New South Wales
1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain
1665 Great plague of London
1666 Great Fire of London
1696 Peter the Great becomes Czar
1700 Britain's american colonies prosper
 George Townshend
 b.1724 1st Marquis Townshend 
 d.1807
 George Townshend
 b.1755 1st Marquis & 5th Visco
 d.1811
 John Townshend
 b.1757
 d.         
 Earl-George Compton
 b.1664 4th Earl of Northampton
 d.1727 Bloomsbury Squa, Mddsx.
 Earl-James Compton
 b.1687 5th Earl of Northampton
 d.1754 Chiswick, Mddsx.
 Jane Fox
 b.1668 Farley, Wilts
 d.1721
 Baroness-Charlotte Compton
 b.1729 of Northampton
 d.1770 Raynham, Norfolk.
 Robert Shirley
 b.1673
 d.1698 London.
 Baroness-Elizabeth Ferrers
 b.1694 Staunton Harold, Leics.
 d.1740 St. Georges Hanover Squa
 Anne Ferrers
 b.1678 of Tamworth C, Warwicks.
 d.1697 London.