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Francis Lewis
1713Mar, 21

Francis Lewis

Francis Lewis, Welsh-American merchant and politician (d. 1803)
Francis Lewis (March 21, 1713 – December 31, 1802) was an American merchant and a Founding Father of the United States. He was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation as a representative of New York to the Continental Congress.

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  • 1Mar

    Tuscarora War

    The siege and destruction of Fort Neoheroka begins during the Tuscarora War in North Carolina, effectively opening up the colony's interior to European colonization.
  • 11Apr

    Queen Anne's War

    War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War): Treaty of Utrecht.
  • 19Apr

    Pragmatic Sanction of 1713

    With no living male heirs, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 to ensure that Habsburg lands and the Austrian throne would be inherited by his daughter, Maria Theresa (not actually born until 1717).