The Devantier Family Tree

1806 - 1868 (62 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1744	1744: Ministry of Pelham
2	1745	1745: Jacobite Rebellion in Scotland led by 'Bonnie Prince Charlie'. There is a Scottish victory at Prestonpans
3	1746	1746: The Duke of Cumberland crushes the Scottish Jacobites at the Battle of Culloden
4	1747	1747: Yorkshire pudding mentioned in recipes
5	1748	1748: The Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle brings the War of Austrian Succession to a close
6	1750	1750: The grapefruit was first described by Griffith Hughes as the "forbidden fruit" of Barbados
7	1751	1751: Benjamin Franklin published 'Experiments and Observations on Electricity' after several years of experiments done with several friends. In this book Franklin suggested an experiment to prove that lightning is a large-scale electrical discharge, a task which later he took upon himself, using a kite. This led to the invention of the lightning rod. 1751: Death of Frederick, Prince of Wales. His son, Prince George, becomes heir to the throne

Susanne Devantier