Richard GreggAge: 741790–1864
- Name
- Richard Gregg
- Given names
- Richard
- Surname
- Gregg
| Birth | 1790 22 Ireland |
| Marriage | Mary Ward - View family |
| Australian History | 1790 Note: Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis. |
| Australian History | 1792 (Age 2) Note: Two French ships, La Recherche and L'Esp�rance, anchor at Recherche Bay, near the southernmost point of Tasmania at a time when England and France were racing around the globe to be the first to discover and colonise Australia. Note: Governor Philip returns to England, accompanied by his friend Bennelong and a companion who become the first Australian born person to sail to Europe. |
| Australian History | 1797 (Age 7) Note: Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia. |
| Australian History | 1798 (Age 8) Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Australian History | 1803 (Age 13) Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | 1804 (Age 14) Note: A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. Note: Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the second Battle of Vinegar Hill Note: The Risdon settlement is moved to Sullivan's Cove (now Hobart) by Colonel David Collins. |
| Australian History | 1808 (Age 18) Note: The Rum Rebellion |
| Birth of a brother | 1810 (Age 20) Ireland
younger brother -
Robert Gregg
|
| Immigration | 1812 (Age 22) Venango, Pennsylvania, USA Note: Went to America settling in Venango, Pennsylvania 1812. Settled on farm near Dempseytown in same county. |
| Birth of a sister | about 1815 (Age 25) Donegal, Ireland
younger sister -
Mary Gregg
|
| Australian History | 1817 (Age 27) Note: John Oxley charts the Lachlan River Note: Australia's first bank, the Bank of New South Wales, opens in Macquarie Place, Sydney (it became Westpac in 1982). Note: Governor Lachlan Macquarie petitioned the British Admiralty to use the name 'Australia' instead of 'New Holland' |
| Australian History | 1818 (Age 28) Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Birth of a half-brother | 1819 (Age 29) Altrincham, Cheshire, England
half-brother -
Daniel Mc Entosh Gregg Sr.
|
| Birth of a son #1 | 1820 (Age 30)
son -
Mark Gregg
|
| Birth of a half-sister | 1822 (estimated) (Age 32) Ballinascadden, Parish Of Killmacrenan, County Donegal, Ireland
half-sister -
Martha "Mattie" Gregg
|
| Australian History | 1824 (Age 34) Note: A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. Note: Bathurst and Melville Islands are annexed. Note: Permission granted to change the name of the continent from 'New Holland' to 'Australia' Note: 1824-25 - Hume and Hovell expedition travels overland to Port Phillip Bay, discovers Murray River |
| Australian History | 1825 (Age 35) Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | 21 July 1828 (Age 38) Moneylaggan, Donegal, Ireland
paternal grandfather -
Richard Gregg
|
| Australian History | 1828 (Age 38) Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 1829 (Age 39) Note: The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain. |
| Birth of a son #2 | 14 December 1830 (Age 40) Oakland Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
son -
Robert Gregg
|
| Australian History | 1830 (Age 40) Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | 1831 (Age 41) Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Marriage of a brother | Finlay Gregg Sr - View family 1832 (estimated) (Age 42)
brother -
Finlay Gregg Sr
sister-in-law -
Sarah Gailey
|
| Australian History | 1832 (Age 42) Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Australian History | 1833 (Age 43) Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Australian History | 1835 (Age 45) Note: John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. Note: William Wentworth establishes Australian Patriotic Association (Australia's first political party) to demand democracy for New South Wales. |
| Birth of a son #3 | 2 March 1836 (Age 46) Oakland Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
son -
John Gregg
|
| Marriage of a brother | Robert Gregg - View family 1836 (Age 46)
younger brother -
Robert Gregg
sister-in-law -
Ann Mc Connell
|
| Australian History | 1836 (Age 46) Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Birth of a half-brother | 10 November 1837 (Age 47) Ballinascadden, Parish Of Killmacrenan, County Donegal, Ireland
half-brother -
William Gregg
|
| Australian History | 1838 (Age 48) Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Australian History | 1839 (Age 49) Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Australian History | 1840 (Age 50) Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Death of a father | 25 December 1841 (Age 51)
father -
Robert Gregg
|
| Australian History | 1841 (Age 51) Note: New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Marriage of a half-brother | Daniel Mc Entosh Gregg Sr. - View family 22 June 1842 (Age 52) Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
half-brother -
Daniel Mc Entosh Gregg Sr.
half-brother's wife -
Sarah Jane Humphrey
|
| Australian History | 1842 (Age 52) Note: Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1843 (Age 53) Note: Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property). |
| Australian History | 1845 (Age 55) Note: The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost. Note: Copper is discovered at Burra in South Australia. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | 7 December 1846 (Age 56)
granddaughter -
Elizabeth Mc Nutt
|
| Death of a wife | 28 December 1846 (Age 56) Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
wife -
Mary Ward
|
| Birth of a grandson #2 | 31 March 1850 (Age 60) Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
grandson -
William A. Gregg
|
| Australian History | 1850 (Age 60) Note: Western Australia becomes a penal colony. Note: Australian Colonies Government Act [1850] grants representative constitutions to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, colonies set about writing constitutions which produced democratically progressive parliaments Note: Australia's first university, the University of Sydney, is founded. |
| Australian History | 1851 (Age 61) Note: Victoria separates from New South Wales. Note: The Victorian gold rush starts when gold is found at Summerhill Creek and Ballarat. Note: Forest Creek Monster Meeting of miners at Chewton near Castlemaine |
| Marriage of a son | Robert Gregg - View family 2 September 1852 (Age 62) Wayne Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
son -
Robert Gregg
daughter-in-law -
Mary Jane Ralston
|
| Australian History | 1853 (Age 63) Note: Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo |
| Australian History | 1854 (Age 64) Note: The Eureka Stockade |
| Australian History | 1855 (Age 65) Note: The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases. Note: All men over 21 years of age obtain the right to vote in South Australia. |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | 1856 (Age 66) Oakland, California, USA
grandson -
John H. Gregg
|
| Australian History | 1856 (Age 66) Note: Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania. |
| Marriage of a son | John Gregg - View family 14 August 1857 (Age 67)
son -
John Gregg
daughter-in-law -
Sarah Redfield
|
| Australian History | 1857 (Age 67) Note: Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together. Note: Victorian men achieve the right to vote. |
| Australian History | 1858 (Age 68) Note: Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph. Note: New South Wales men achieve the right to vote. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | 1859 (Age 69) Oakland, California, USA
granddaughter -
Sarah Gregg
|
| Australian History | 1859 (Age 69) Note: SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives. Note: Australian rules football codified, Melbourne Football Club founded Note: Queensland separates from New South Wales with its western border at 141 degrees E. |
| Marriage of a half-brother | William Gregg - View family 19 December 1860 (Age 70)
half-brother -
William Gregg
half-brother's wife -
Agnes Gordon
|
| Australian History | 1860 (Age 70) Note: John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1861 (Age 71) Note: The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs. Note: skiing in Australia introduced by Norwegians in the Snowy Mountains goldrush town of Kiandra |
| Australian History | 1862 (Age 72) Note: Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1863 (Age 73) Note: South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales. |
| Death | 10 February 1864 (Age 74) Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
Robert Gregg
Birth 1768 28 Donegal, Ireland Death 25 December 1841 (Age 73) |
| mother |
Mattie Mc Clure
Death yes |
|
Marriage: yes |
|
| #1 himself |
Richard Gregg
Birth 1790 22 Ireland Death 10 February 1864 (Age 74) Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA |
| #2 brother |
Finlay Gregg Sr
Birth Ireland Death yes |
| #3 younger brother |
Robert Gregg
Birth 1810 42 Ireland Death yes |
|
5 years #4 younger sister |
Mary Gregg
Birth about 1815 47 Donegal, Ireland Death yes |
| #5 sister |
Jeanie Gregg
Birth Ireland Death yes |
| #6 sister |
Eliza Gregg
Birth Ireland Death yes |
| Father’s family with Peggy Starritt - View family |
| father |
Robert Gregg
Birth 1768 28 Donegal, Ireland Death 25 December 1841 (Age 73) |
| step-mother |
Peggy Starritt
Death yes |
|
Marriage: yes |
|
| #1 half-sister |
Margaret Rose Gregg
Birth Ireland Death yes |
| #2 half-brother |
Birth 1819 51 Altrincham, Cheshire, England Death 19 December 1889 (Age 70) Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA |
| #3 half-sister |
Nancy Gregg
Birth Ireland Death yes |
| #4 half-sister |
Birth 1822 (estimated) 54 Ballinascadden, Parish Of Killmacrenan, County Donegal, Ireland Death 3 October 1885 (Age 63) Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA |
|
16 years #5 half-brother |
William Gregg
Birth 10 November 1837 69 Ballinascadden, Parish Of Killmacrenan, County Donegal, Ireland Death Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Family with Mary Ward - View family |
| himself |
Richard Gregg
Birth 1790 22 Ireland Death 10 February 1864 (Age 74) Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA |
|
9 years wife |
Mary Ward
Birth 1799 Ireland Death 28 December 1846 (Age 47) Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA |
|
Marriage: yes |
|
| #1 son |
Martin Gregg
Death yes |
| #2 daughter |
Martha Gregg
Death yes |
| #3 daughter |
Sarah Gregg
Death yes |
| #4 daughter |
Ann Gregg
Death yes |
| #5 daughter |
Eliza Gregg
Death yes |
| #6 son |
Moses Gregg
Death yes |
| #7 daughter |
Mary Ann Gregg
Death yes |
| #8 son |
Mark Gregg
Birth 1820 30 21 Death yes |
|
11 years #9 son |
Robert Gregg
Birth 14 December 1830 40 31 Oakland Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA Death 3 May 1891 (Age 60) Leadville, Lake, Colorado, USA |
|
5 years #10 son |
John Gregg
Birth 2 March 1836 46 37 Oakland Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA Death 30 July 1906 (Age 70) Oil Creek Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA |
Richard Gregg has 16 first cousins recorded
Father's family (16)
Parents Daniel Gregg + Jane Graham
Parents Richard Gregg + Fanny McClure
Parents John Gailey + Mattie Gregg
Mother's family (0)
| Australian History | Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis. |
| Australian History | Two French ships, La Recherche and L'Esp�rance, anchor at Recherche Bay, near the southernmost point of Tasmania at a time when England and France were racing around the globe to be the first to discover and colonise Australia. |
| Australian History | Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia. |
| Australian History | 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Australian History | Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. |
| Australian History | The Rum Rebellion |
| Immigration | Went to America settling in Venango, Pennsylvania 1812. Settled on farm near Dempseytown in same county. |
| Australian History | John Oxley charts the Lachlan River |
| Australian History | Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Australian History | A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. |
| Australian History | New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Australian History | Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain. |
| Australian History | Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Australian History | Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Australian History | The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Australian History | John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. |
| Australian History | Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Australian History | First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Australian History | Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Australian History | Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Australian History | New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. |
| Australian History | Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property). |
| Australian History | The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost. |
| Australian History | Western Australia becomes a penal colony. |
| Australian History | Victoria separates from New South Wales. |
| Australian History | Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo |
| Australian History | The Eureka Stockade |
| Australian History | The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases. |
| Australian History | Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania. |
| Australian History | Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together. |
| Australian History | Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph. |
| Australian History | SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives. |
| Australian History | John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E. |
| Australian History | The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs. |
| Australian History | Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E. |
| Australian History | South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales. |