Benjamin Davis Morton
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Parents
Ambrose Morton
Ambrose Morton
1801 - 1865
Ann Nancy Bourne
Ann Nancy Bourne
1801 - 1870
Siblings
John Bourne Morton
John Bourne Morton
1830 - 1905
Susan Jane Morton
Susan Jane Morton
1840 - 1895

1837


May 28
1837 • Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, later Mount Holyoke College, is founded in South Hadley, Massachusetts.

1840


Age: 2y
1840 • The frigate Belle-Poule arrives in Cherbourg, bringing back the remains of Napoléon from Saint Helena to France. He is buried in the Invalides.

1892


Oct 2
Age: 55y
1892 • Battle of Yemoja River: British troops defeat Ijebu infantry in modern-day Nigeria, using a maxim gun.

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