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1768
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birthTiverton, Rhode Island, USA ⇓ Based on the 1830 and 1810 U.S. Censuses, he was born at earliest 1766, at latest 1770. This fits with his birth date on the 1850 census in Licking, Ohio, which also lists his birth place as Rhode Island. He was likely born at Tiverton, the same place his sister was born three years later. 5 Sources ⇓ |
| 1768 • New Smyrna, Florida, the largest attempt at colonization by the British in the New World, is founded by Dr. Andrew Turnbull. |
1790
Age: 22y
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residenceDanby, Vermont, USA ⇓ Living nearby is Prince Allen, who married Job and Sarah (Fish) King's daughter Experience. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1790 • Compromise of 1790: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton come to an agreement: Madison agrees to not be "strenuous" in opposition for the assumption of state debts by the federal government; Hamilton agrees to support the capital site being above the Potomac. |
1793
Nov 16
Age: 25y
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marriageLucretia Irish Danby, Vermont, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1793 • The Act Against Slavery is passed in Upper Canada. |
about
Age: 26y
1794
Age: 26y
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birth of childCylinda King New York, USA ⇓ Cylinda would have been born sometime between 1790 and 1794 based on the 1810 and 1830 US censuses. Since her parents were married in 1793, she was likely born around 1794. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1794 • Battle of Tourcoing: French troops defeat British forces. |
1810
Age: 42y
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residenceRutland, Jefferson, New York, USA ⇓ Alexander Simpson and his wife Cylinda are living only a house away from Jeptha King. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1810 • Macon's Bill Number 2 becomes law in the United States, intending to motivate Britain and France to stop seizing American vessels during the Napoleonic Wars. |
1820
Age: 52y
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residenceRutland, Jefferson, New York, USA ⇓ He is living next door to Alexander Simpson, and not far away is a younger James Simpson. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1820 • Revolution breaks out in Lisbon against John VI of Portugal. |
1820
Age: 52y
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residenceRutland, Jefferson, New York, USA ⇓ Jeptha is living next door to Alexander Simpson, and not far away is a younger James Simpson. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1820 • A Constitutionalist insurrection breaks out at Oporto, Portugal. |
1830
Age: 62y
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residenceRutland, Jefferson, New York, USA ⇓ Jeptha and Lucretia (Irish) King are again living only a house away from Alexander Simpson's family. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1830 • Barthélemy Thimonnier is granted a patent (#7454) for a sewing machine in France; it chains stitches at 200/minute. |
1850
Age: 82y
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residenceSt. Albans, Licking, Ohio, USA ⇓ Jeptha's sister, Experience, daughter of Job and Sarah (Fish) King from Rhode Island, first married Jesse Hurlburt, however later divorced and married Prince Allen in Danby, Vermont in 1802. Jeptha is living with an Allen family in this census, which could possibly be related to his sister's family, however, have yet to find this connection. Jeptha lists his birthplace as Rhode Island, like his sister. This connects Jeptha King and his wife Lucretia Irish to Danby as well, where their marriage record is found, as it is known that the Jeptha King there was from Rhode Island. Ethan Allen, one of the oldest members of the family who is living with Jeptha, is 104 years old. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1850 • The postage stamp issues of Austria begin with a series of imperforate typographed stamps featuring the coat of arms. |
before
Age: 92y
1860
Age: 92y
death(He does not seem to appear on the 1860 census.) |
| 1860 • The Pony Express begins its first run from Saint Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California with riders carrying a small bible. |