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1829
| 1829 • Felix Mendelssohn performs St Matthew Passion. The success of this performance sparks a revival of interest in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. |
1855
Oct 10
Age: 26y
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marriageCalloway County, Missouri, USA ⇓ He married Elizabeth I. Snell. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1855 • Taiping Rebellion: A Taiping army of 350,000 invades Anhui. |
1860
Age: 31y
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residenceBourbon Township, Boone, Missouri, USA ⇓ Living with him are a Frances Sims, aged 52 born in Kentucky, and a James Kennon, age 20 and born in Missouri. A few houses away, at the top of the page, is a John C Tompkins also born in Kentucky. Ambrose is a farmer. In 1850, Frances Sims was living in Audrain Co., MO, with her husband, whose initial is W. They have a son named Ambrose. They also have a son named William, which was probably what France's husband's name was. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1860 • Charles Dickens publishes the first installment of Great Expectations in his magazine All the Year Round. |
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Age: 41y
1870
Age: 41y
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deathMissouri, USA ⇓ In 1870 his daughter Frances is living with another relative. It appears she might have had a younger sister Lucy. They are staying with a Lucinda Snell, aged 63, born in Virginia, some Brechbills, a 9 year old girl named Lucy Calbreath, and a 16 year old girl named Amanda Brooks. Neither of the parents I can find. Later, in 1880, they are listed as the daughters of Brechvill (or Brechbill.) 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1870 • The 12.8-km Fréjus Rail Tunnel through the Alps is completed. |