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Jacob Johnson was a stone mason and a judge.
1816
Apr 21
| 1816 • Gioachino Rossini's opera buffa The Barber of Seville premières at the Teatro Argentina in Rome. |
1838
Age: 21y
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propertyJacob M Johnson purchases 40 acres in the land district of St. Louis in Missouri, no county given at the time. This is most likely our Jacob M Johnson. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1838 • First Anglo-Afghan War: British and Presidency armies set out from Punjab in support of Shah Shujah Durrani's claim to the throne of Afghanistan. |
1839
Oct 20
Age: 23y
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birth of childRichard Henry Johnson Missouri, USA ⇓ In 1839 Scotland County had not been established - it was created in 1841 from Lewis County 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1839 • William Otis receives a patent for the steam shovel. |
1839
Nov 14
Age: 23y
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marriageFranklin, Missouri, USA ⇓ Married at the Indian Prairie Baptist Church by Rev. John H. Thompson 3 Sources ⇓ |
1840
Age: 23y
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residenceSt. John, Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ They were living three houses away from James Davidson. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • The Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp, becomes valid for the pre-payment of postage. |
1842
Sep
Age: 26y
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birth of childIsrael Cicero Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1842 • Villanova University (in Villanova, Pennsylvania by the Augustinian order) |
1845
Feb 22
Age: 28y
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birth of childEliza C Johnson Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1845 • The Aberdeen Act is passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom empowering the British Royal Navy to search Brazilian ships as part of the abolition of the slave trade from Africa. |
1847
Nov 9
Age: 31y
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birth of childAlva Washington Johnson Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1847 • Emily Brontë and Anne Brontë publish Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey, respectively, in a 3-volume set under the pen names of Ellis Bell and Acton Bell. |
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Age: 33y
1850
Age: 33y
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birth of childMary A Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • The New Mexico Territory is organized by order of the United States Congress. |
1850
Age: 33y
| 1850 • The Catholic hierarchy is re-established in England and Wales by Pope Pius IX and future Pope Pius X . |
1852
Apr 7
Age: 35y
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birth of childMelissa J Johnson Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1852 • Antioch College was founded. Its first president was Horace Mann. |
about
Age: 37y
1854
Age: 37y
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birth of childJacob C Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1854 • Manchester is granted city status. |
about
Age: 38y
1855
Age: 38y
| 1855 • Elections are held for the first Kansas Territory legislature. Missourians cross the border in large numbers to elect a pro-slavery body. |
1857
Jan 20
Age: 40y
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birth of childCharles Albert Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1857 • Illinois State University, the first public university in Illinois, is established in Normal, Illinois |
1859
Apr 21
Age: 43y
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birth of childJames Davidson Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1859 • Ground is broken for the Suez Canal. |
1860
Jul 16
Age: 44y
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residenceScotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Green Township was created in 1859. In August 1866, the name of the township was changed to Union Township. A James C Davidson aged 39 years was living next door to them. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1860 • The first Japanese embassy to the United States arrive in San Francisco. |
1861
Dec 23
Age: 45y
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birth of childMartha E Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1861 • Nevada is organized as a United States territory. |
1866
Age: 49y
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occupationScotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Jacob M. Johnson, elected to serve as one of three county court justices, 1866-1868. |
| 1866 • Battle of Königgratz: the Prussian army under King Wilhelm and Helmuth von Moltke defeats the Austrian army of Ludwig von Benedek, leading to a decisive Prussian victory in the Austro-Prussian War. |
1867
Jan 8
Age: 50y
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marriageMartha E Lawrence Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ Married by the Reverend William Hartly 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1867 • Emperor Meiji of Japan marries Empress Shōken (née Masako Ichijō). The Empress consort is thereafter known as Lady Haruko. |
1869
Feb 23
Age: 52y
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birth of childH. Frank Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1869 • The 2½-year-old Mahbub Ali Khan begins a 42-year reign as Nizam of Hyderabad. |
1870
Age: 53y
| 1870 • Leon Michel Gambetta escapes the besieged Paris in a hot-air balloon. |
1870
Oct 29
Age: 54y
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birth of childClarence Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
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Age: 56y
1873
Age: 56y
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birth of childMinerva Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1873 • The New York stock market crash triggers the Panic of 1873, part of the Long Depression. |
about
Age: 58y
1875
Age: 58y
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birth of childClyde Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1875 • The Arya Samaj is founded in Mumbai by Swami Dayananda. |
1880
Jun 24
Age: 64y
| 1880 • The first stone is laid for the Clarkson Memorial in Wisbech. |
1884
Jul 14
Age: 68y
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willUnion, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ Jacob's last will and testament lists his living children (10) and marriage to Martha E. |
| 1884 • The Dow Jones Transportation Average, consisting of eleven transportation-related companies: nine railroads and two non-rail companies (Western Union and Pacific Mail), was created. The index is the oldest stock index still in use. |
1884
Nov 14
Age: 68y
| 1884 • Scottish Plymouth Brethren missionary Frederick Stanley Arnot identifies the source of the Zambezi river, near Kalene Hill. |