Compiled by Sara E. Lewis
From an index to the Virginia Gazette, produced in 1950 by Lester J. Cappon and Stella F. Duff of the Institute of Early American History and Culture (Omohundro Institute) with additional Gloucester material not captured by the indexers. Kingston Parish (Mathews) was part of Gloucester County when the Virginia Gazette was published in Williamsburg. Occasional posts about world and local events that captured the bloggers fancy are included to put local listings in context. Please review primary source material before citing.

Saturday, August 18, 2018

June 20, 1766 - A Thunderstorm in Gloucester County . . . New Jersey


From Gloucester County, New Jersey

On Tuesday evening, the 20th instant, the house of James Dilkes, farmer of Mantua Creek, Gloucester County, was struck by lightning, when his wife was instantaneously killed, and three of his children badly hurt; a dog, which was lying at the childrens feet, was burnt to death. The lightning came down the chimney, the top of which is shattered to pieces, and tore the end of the house asunder.

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