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1779 in Delaware
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1779
1779
This is a list of events in 1779 in Delaware.
Incumbents
Governor: Caesar Rodney
Events
October 20 – The 4th Delaware General Assembly convenes succeeding the 3rd.
Births
August 6 – Henry M. Ridgely, lawyer and politician (d. 1847)https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000245 RIDGELY, Henry Moore 1779 – 1847 bioguide.congress.gov Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 26 December 2023
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)
See also
1779 in the United States
List of years in Delaware
References