When Jonathan Morphet was born on 7 January 1742, in Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England, his father, John Morphet, was 40 and his mother, Anne Rathmell, was 37. He married Agnes Procter on 17 November 1764, in Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. In 1773, at the age of 31, his occupation is listed as farmer. He died in 1824, at the age of 82, and was buried in Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Gregorian calendar was adopted in England in 1752. That year, Wednesday, September 2, 1752, was followed by Thursday, September 14th, 1752, which caused the country to skip ahead eleven days.
The Seven Years' War began as a North American conflict then stretched between England and France. England, along with allies, battled France in America, India, and Europe, making it arguably the first global war. The conflict ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and England was victorious. The Seven Years' war ultimately led to discontent in the colonies and the American Revolution.
Thousands of British troops were sent to Boston to enforce Britain's tax laws. Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea. Americans, disguised as Native Americans, dumped chests of tea imported by the East India Company into the Boston Harbor in protest. This escalated tensions between the American Colonies and the British government.
English: see Moorfoot .
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