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121USS Hancock (1776) — The second Hancock was one of the first 13 frigates of the Continental Navy authorized by resolution of the Continental Congress of British North America, 13 December 1775. She was named for John Hancock.As Hancock Hancock was built at… …
122James Ferguson (1710–1776) — James Ferguson (25 April 1710 ndash; 17 November 1776) was a Scottish astronomer and instrument maker.He was born near Rothiemay in Banffshire of parents in very humble circumstances. He first learned to read by overhearing his father teach his… …
123HMS Culloden (1776) — HMS Culloden was a 74 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford, England, and launched on 18 May 1776. She was the fourth warship to be named after the Battle of Culloden, which took place in Scotland in 1746 and saw… …
124John Frelinghuysen (1776–1833) — John Frelinghuysen (March 21, 1776 – April 10, 1833) was an American general and lawyer.BiographyJohn Frelinghuysen was born in Millstone, New Jersey on March 21, 1776 to Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen and Gertrude Schenck. He had four siblings …
125USS Trumbull (1776) — The second Trumbull one of the 13 frigates authorized by the Continental Congress on 13 December 1775 was probably laid down in March or April 1776 at Chatham, Connecticut, by John Cotton and was launched on 5 September 1776.Troubled LaunchAfter… …
126Treaty of Purandar (1776) — The Treaty of Purandar (or Treaty of Purandhar) was a doctrine signed on March 1, 1776 by the peshwa of the Maratha people and the supreme government of the British East India Company in Calcutta. [ [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article… …
127Enterprise (1776) — For other ships of the same name, see USS|Enterprise The Enterprise (1776 12 20 – 1777 February), was the second American ship to bear the name. She was a successful privateer before she was purchased for the Continental Navy in 1776. Commanded… …
128Frances Burney (1776–1828) — Frances Burney (1776 ndash; 1828), governess and author, was the niece of Frances Burney the well known novelist. One of eight children of musicians Esther (Hetty) Burney (1749–1832) and Charles Rousseau Burney (1747–1819), she became a governess …
