1779 in Delaware
This is a list of events in 1779 in Delaware.
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Incumbents
Events
- October 20 – The 4th Delaware General Assembly convenes succeeding the 3rd.
Births
- August 6 – Henry M. Ridgely, lawyer and politician (d. 1847)[1]
Deaths
- July 14 – George Ross, Founding Father and congressman (b. 1730)
Undated
- Francis Alison, leading minister in the Synod of Philadelphia during The Old Side-New Side Controversy (b. 1705 in Ireland)
References
- "RIDGELY, Henry Moore 1779 – 1847". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
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