♂ Jeptha King

1768 - 1860

Jeptha King
Parents
Job King
Job King
1736
Spouse
Lucretia Irish
Lucretia Irish
1772 - 1850
Children
 

Timeline

about

1768

Alexander Simpson - 1810 United States Federal Census

birth


Tiverton, 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.
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1768 Samuel Adams's circular letter is issued by the Massachusetts House of Representatives and sent to the other Thirteen Colonies. Refusal to revoke the letter will result in dissolution of the Massachusetts Assembly and (from October) Which incurred the institution of martial law to prevent civil unrest.

1790


Age: 22y
Job King & Sarah Fish - 1790 United States Federal Census

residence


Danby, Vermont, USA ⇓
Living nearby is Prince Allen, who married Job and Sarah (Fish) King's daughter Experience.
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1790 • Royal assent is given to establishment of the port of Milford Haven in Wales.

1793


Nov 16
Age: 25y
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1794


Age: 26y
Alexander Simpson - 1810 United States Federal Census

birth of child


Cylinda 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.
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1794 • The French Republic abolishes slavery.

1810


Age: 42y
Alexander Simpson - 1810 United States Federal Census

residence


Rutland, Jefferson, New York, USA ⇓
Alexander Simpson and his wife Cylinda are living only a house away from Jeptha King.
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1810 Anglo-Swedish War (1810–12): Sweden declares war on the United Kingdom.

1820


Age: 52y
Jeptha King - 1820 United States Federal Census

residence


Rutland, Jefferson, New York, USA ⇓
He is living next door to Alexander Simpson, and not far away is a younger James Simpson.
1 Source ⇓
1820 • King William I of Württemberg marries his cousin, Pauline Therese, in Stuttgart.

1820


Age: 52y
Jeptha King - 1820 United States Federal Census

residence


Rutland, Jefferson, New York, USA ⇓
Jeptha is living next door to Alexander Simpson, and not far away is a younger James Simpson.
1 Source ⇓
1820 • The Argentine Confederation (Argentina) establishes a penal colony in the Falkland Islands.

1830


Age: 62y
Jeptha King & Lucretia Irish - 1830 United States Federal Census

residence


Rutland, Jefferson, New York, USA ⇓
Jeptha and Lucretia (Irish) King are again living only a house away from Alexander Simpson's family.
1 Source ⇓
1830 LaGrange College (now the University of North Alabama) began operation, becoming the first publicly chartered college in Alabama.

1850


Age: 82y
Jeptha King's Sister Experience Parentage - North America Family Histories, 1500-2000

residence


St. 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 Phi Kappa Sigma International Fraternity was founded at the University of Pennsylvania.
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1860


Age: 92y

death


(He does not seem to appear on the 1860 census.)
1860 Battle of the Volturno: Garibaldi defeats the last organized army of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies.

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