♂ James D Davidson

1789 - 1854

James D Davidson
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Mary Polly Johnson
Mary Polly Johnson
1796 - 1854
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1812


Nov 30
Age: 23y
1812 Napoleonic WarsBattle of Maloyaroslavets: An inconclusive encounter between the French vanguard and a Russian force leads Napoleon to decide to retreat along the same line as his advance, with disastrous results.

1813


Oct 4
Age: 24y
1813 May 9War of 1812 – First siege of Fort Meigs by British allied forces under General Henry Proctor and Chief Tecumseh.

1816


Age: 26y
1816 • The French passenger ship Medusa runs aground off the coast of Senegal, with 140 lives lost in the botched rescue that takes weeks, leading to a scandal in the French government.

1818


Nov 4
Age: 29y
1818 • Border markers are formally installed for the European territory of Moresnet.

1820


Age: 30y
James Davidson - 1820 United States Federal Census

residence


Charlotte, Virginia, USA ⇓
One house away is William W Davidson. On the previous page is an Allen Davidson. They are both aged 26-45. William is one of five men living in the house aged 26-45.
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1820 November 20 – The Congress of Troppau (Opava) is convened between the rulers of Russia, Austria and Prussia.

1823


Mar 27
Age: 34y
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1825


Age: 35y
1825 Simón Bolívar gives up his title of dictator of Peru and takes the alternative title of El Libertador.
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1829


Age: 39y
1829 India: In the face of fierce opposition, British Lord William Bentinck carries a regulation declaring that all who abet suttee in India are guilty of culpable homicide.

1830


Nov 10
Age: 41y
James Davidson - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907

property


Franklin, Missouri, USA ⇓
James Davidson purchased 152 acres - the document was signed by president Jackson.
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1830 Hector Berlioz's most famous work, Symphonie Fantastique, has its world premiere in Paris.

1831


Apr 1
Age: 42y
James Davidson - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907

property


Franklin, Missouri, USA ⇓
Davidson purchases another 80 acres, the document again signed by president Jackson.
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1831 Pope Gregory XVI succeeds Pope Pius VIII as the 254th pope.

1840


Age: 50y
James Davidson - 1840 United States Federal Census

residence


St. John, Franklin, Missouri, USA ⇓
They lived three houses away from Jacob Marmon Johnson and their daughter Mary Ann. There is also a Jordan Davidson living two or three pages away.
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1850


Sep 16
Age: 61y
1850 • The transportation of British convicts to Western Australia begins, as the transportation of British convicts to other parts of Australia is phased out, when the ship Scindian arrives in Fremantle with 75 male prisoners.

1854


Jul 4
Age: 65y

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