When Henry Chatters was born in 1694, in Belchamp St Paul, Essex, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henery Chatters, was 44 and his mother, Elizabeth Chinnery, was 25. He married Mary Ann Springet on 1 April 1719, in Little Cornard, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 18 May 1760, in Belchamp Otten, Essex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 66, and was buried in Belchamp Otten, Essex, England.
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The South Sea Bubble Bill was passed by the House of Lords in 1720. This allowed the South Sea company to monopolize trade with South America. The company underwrote the English National Debt which promised 5% interest from the government. As shares rose exponentially, many companies were created and many fortunes were made. The stocks crashed and many people lost their money which caused them to become destitute overnight and suicide was common. Robert Walpole took charge of the South Sea Bubble Financial Crisis by dividing the national debt between the Bank of England, the Treasury, and the Sinking Fund.
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.
English: habitational name from Chatteris in Cambridgeshire.
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