Deaths on January 14

Meshech Weare

Died on January 14, 1786

Meshech Weare, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1713)

Meshech Weare (June 16, 1713 – January 14, 1786) was an American farmer, lawyer, and revolutionary statesman from Seabrook and Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. He served as the first president of New Hampshire. Before 1784 the position of governor was referred to as “president of New Hampshire.”

He is also called “The father of New Hampshire.” The “first president of New Hampshire” was John Cutt.

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Events on 1786

16 Jan

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Virginia enacts the Statute for Religious Freedom authored by Thomas Jefferson.
1 May

The Marriage of Figaro
In Vienna, Austria, Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro is performed for the first time.
25 Jun

St. George Island (Alaska)
Gavriil Pribylov discovers St. George Island of the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea.
8 Aug

Jacques Balmat
Mont Blanc on the French-Italian border is climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard.
11 Aug

Penang
Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia.

Deaths on January 14

Meshech Weare

Died on January 14, 1786

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Events on 1786

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

The Marriage of Figaro

St. George Island (Alaska)

Jacques Balmat

Penang