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John Bourne Jr. was only 14 when his father died. He inherited the family plantation and became the head of the household. He married at age 19 to Sarah Ramsey, who bore him three children before her death. After the death of Sarah in 1734, John sold the plantation and moved to Culpepper County, Va. where he met and married Eleanor Davis. John and Eleanor had 11 children.
1707
Sep
| 1707 • August 21 – War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Toulon – Allies are obliged to withdraw, but the French fleet is effectively put out of action. |
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Age: 17y
1725
Age: 17y
marriageSarah Ramsey Fredericksburg, Essex, Virginia, USA ⇓ |
| 1725 • In Qing Dynasty China 66 copies of a 5,020 volume long encyclopedia, the Gujin Tushu Jicheng (Complete Collection of Illustrations and Writings from the Earliest to Current Times) are printed, necessitating the crafting of 250,000 movable type characters cast in bronze. |
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Age: 26y
1734
Age: 26y
| 1734 • War of the Polish Succession: Russian troops take Gdańsk (German: Danzig), which had been besieged since February 1734. Gdańsk is captured after the failure of a French expedition to relieve the city. |
1737
Age: 29y
marriageEllen Eleanor Davis 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1737 • The Georg August University of Göttingen is founded. |
1737
Age: 29y
| 1737 • In Britain the Theatrical Licensing Act requires plays to be submitted to the Lord Chamberlain for censorship. |
1765
Sep
Age: 58y
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birth of childCatherine Bourne Virginia, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1765 • The first true restaurant opens in Paris, where a tavern-keeper named Boulanger sells cooked dishes at an all-night place on the Rue Bailleul. |
1774
Mar
Age: 66y
deathCulpepper County, Virginia, USA ⇓ Possibly from a fall from his horse. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1774 • English explorer James Cook becomes the first European to sight (and name) Norfolk Island in the Pacific Ocean, uninhabited at this date. |