When Benjamin Poulter was born about 1753, in England, his father, John Poulter, was 26 and his mother, Ann Whitaker, was 25. He married Elizabeth Turner on 26 December 1782, in East Molesey, Surrey, England. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died in October 1829, in East Molesey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 77, and was buried in East Molesey, Surrey, 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.
"On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the ""shot heard around the world"" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England."
English (mainly southeastern): occupational name from Middle English pulter(e), pultar ‘poulterer, one who deals in poultry’ (Anglo-Norman French pulleter(e), Old French poul(l)etier, poletier).
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