Mary Ball, Mother of George Washington is Born Nov 1708. She and Benjamin Franklin are just 2 yrs apart

 Other women's news that happened in 1708:

1.       On November 30, 1708 Mary Ball is born in the Colony of Virginia. She is the mother of President George Washington who will be born in 1732. For context, Abiah Folger Franklin gave birth to Benjamin Franklin on January 17, 1706. This means George Washington’s mother Mary and Benjamin Franklin are just two years apart.

 

2.       Deborah Read is born in 1708 in Birmingham, England. She will marry Benjamin Franklin in 1730. Some sources say she was actually born in Philadelphia. According to those who believe she was born in England show that her family moved to the ‘New World’ in 1711 when Deborah was just three years old.

  

3.       Queen Betty, Chief of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe in Virginia dies in 1708. Not much was known about Queen Betty who became Chief upon the death of Chief Cockacoeske, also a woman. She is succeeded by Queen Ann who will continue peace efforts between the colonist and the Indians during her reign. You can find a statue of Cockacoeske at the Virginia Capitol as a part of the Virginia Monument to Women.

This is an excerpt from the book, "Women's History: Trivia, Firsts, & Musings by Paula C. Henderson https://amzn.to/3C2WWN2