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1796
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birthNew Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA ⇓ Birthplace an estimate based on brother William's birthplace. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1796 • The Treaty of Tripoli (between the United States and Tripoli) is signed at Tripoli (see also 1797). |
1835
Aug 11
Age: 39y
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occupationNew York City, New York, USA ⇓ He was a book printer - the image is an advertisement from the evening post. He ran a printing company, "James Van Norden & co.", that ran during the first half of the 1800s. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1835 • Ferdinand becomes Emperor of Austria. |
1838
Age: 42y
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eventNew York City, New York, USA ⇓ James Van Norden printed a book called the "Alphabetical and Analytical Catalogue of the New York Society Library." 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1838 • Duke University is established in North Carolina. |
1840
Age: 44y
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eventNew York City, New York, USA ⇓ James Van Norden printed a book by John Dunmore Lang, who "was a Scottish-born Australian Presbyterian minister, writer, politician and activist. He was the first prominent advocate of an independent Australian nation and of Australian republicanism." (Wikipedia). The book was called "The Moral and Religious Aspect of the Future America of the Southern Hemisphere". 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1840 • The Treaty of Waitangi, granting British sovereignty in New Zealand, is signed. |
1840
Age: 44y
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residenceWard 14, New York City, New York, USA ⇓ He's living in the same ward as his brother William. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • The Washingtonian Temperance Society is founded. |
1870
Age: 74y
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residenceNew York City, New York, USA ⇓ Living in ward 19. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • Thomas Mundy Peterson is the first African-American to vote in an election. |
1872
Dec 3
Age: 77y
| 1872 • Reconstruction: U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act of 1872 into law, restoring full civil rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers. |