When Joseph Clift was born in 1745, in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Samuel Clift, was 36 and his mother, Joan Millerd, was 36. He married Sarah Shipway on 25 December 1768, in Westbury, Wiltshire, England. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 26 July 1828, in North Bradley, Wiltshire, England, at the age of 83, and was buried in North Bradley, Wiltshire, England.
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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 Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea.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: variant of Cliff .
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