Brief Life History of Christopher
When Christopher Olney was born on 31 May 1724, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, his father, John Olney, was 25 and his mother, Patience Jenckes, was 23.
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- Christopher Olney, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
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World Events (2)
1763 · First Synagogue in America
The first Jewish Synagogue in America was built in Newport, Rhode Island in 1763. It still stands today, making it the oldest synagogue in the United States.
1772 · The Gaspee Affair
On June 9, 1772, colonists that are angry with the trade restrictions that Britain put them under, board the HMS Gaspee and set it ablaze. This was the first act of violence against the British on the North American continent.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Olney in Buckinghamshire. The placename derives from an Old English personal name Olla + Old English ēg ‘island’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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