Deaths on October 22

Elisha Williams

Died on October 22, 1755

Elisha Williams, American minister, academic, and jurist (b. 1694)

Elisha Williams (August 26, 1694 – July 24, 1755) was a Congregational minister, legislator, militia soldier, jurist, and rector of Yale College from 1726 to 1739.

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Events on 1755

2 Apr

William James (naval commander)
Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
15 Apr

A Dictionary of the English Language
Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.
9 Jul

Battle of the Monongahela
The Braddock Expedition is soundly defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in what is now downtown Pittsburgh.
25 Jul

Expulsion of the Acadians
British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council order the deportation of the Acadians.
10 Aug

Expulsion of the Acadians
Under the orders of Charles Lawrence, the British Army begins to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.

Deaths on October 22

Elisha Williams

Died on October 22, 1755

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Events on 1755

William James (naval commander)

A Dictionary of the English Language

Battle of the Monongahela

Expulsion of the Acadians

Expulsion of the Acadians