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1789
Mar 25
| 1789 • The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is proclaimed in France by the Constituent Assembly. |
1812
Nov 30
Age: 23y
marriageMary Polly Johnson Campbell, Virginia, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1812 • War of 1812: American General William Hull surrenders Fort Detroit without a fight to the British Army. |
1813
Oct 4
Age: 24y
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birth of childPaulina C Davidson Virginia, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1813 • George Hamilton-Gordon serves as ambassador extraordinaire in Vienna. |
1816
Age: 26y
| 1816 • American Colonization Society established. |
1818
Nov 4
Age: 29y
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birth of childSamuel M Davidson Virginia, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1818 • The United States Congress adopts the flag of the United States as having thirteen red and white stripes and one star for each state (twenty) with additional stars to be added whenever a new state is added to the Union. |
1820
Age: 30y
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residenceCharlotte, 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. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1820 • A Proclamation, signed "By order of the Committee of Organisation for forming a Provisional Government", begins the "Radical War" in Scotland. |
1823
Mar 27
Age: 34y
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birth of childMary Ann F Davidson Virginia, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1823 • Work begins on the British Museum in London, designed by Robert Smirke, and the Altes Museum in Berlin, designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel. |
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Age: 35y
1825
Age: 35y
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birth of childJames C Davidson Virginia, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1825 • Hans Christian Ørsted reduces aluminium chloride to produce metallic aluminium. |
about
Age: 39y
1829
Age: 39y
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birth of childThomas Davidson Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1829 • First ascent of Finsteraarhorn, the highest summit of the Bernese Alps. |
1830
Age: 40y
| 1830 • The independence of Belgium is recognized by the Great Powers. |
1830
Nov 10
Age: 41y
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propertyFranklin, Missouri, USA ⇓ James Davidson purchased 152 acres - the document was signed by president Jackson. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1830 • The Whig Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey succeeds Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. |
1831
Apr 1
Age: 42y
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propertyFranklin, Missouri, USA ⇓ Davidson purchases another 80 acres, the document again signed by president Jackson. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1831 • Charles Albert becomes king of Sardinia after the death of King Charles Felix. |
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Age: 44y
1834
Age: 44y
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birth of childFrank Davidson Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1834 • The Spanish Inquisition, which began in the 15th century, is suppressed by royal decree. |
about
Age: 46y
1836
Age: 46y
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birth of childMadorah Jane Davidson Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1836 • Eugène Schneider and his brother Adolphe Schneider purchase a bankrupt ironworks near the town of Le Creusot in the Burgundy region of France and found the steelworks and engineering company Schneider Frères & Cie. |
1840
Age: 50y
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residenceSt. 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. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • Adolphe Thiers becomes prime minister of France. |
1850
Sep 16
Age: 61y
| 1850 • The Catholic hierarchy is re-established in England and Wales by Pope Pius IX and future Pope Pius X . |
1854
Jul 4
Age: 65y
deathFranklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ He and his wife both died in the cholera epidemic. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1854 • The Eureka Stockade Miner's Rebellion breaks out in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. |