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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 • The first British Governor of Gibraltar, directly appointed by Queen Anne, Roger Elliott, takes up his residence in the Convent of the Franciscan Friars. |
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Age: 17y
1725
Age: 17y
marriageSarah Ramsey Fredericksburg, Essex, Virginia, USA ⇓ |
| 1725 • Catherine I becomes Empress of Russia on the death of her husband, Peter the Great. |
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Age: 26y
1734
Age: 26y
| 1734 • Salzburgers arrive at the mouth of the Savannah River, in the British Colony of Georgia. |
1737
Age: 29y
| 1737 • The planet Venus passes in front of Mercury. The event is witnessed during the evening hours by the amateur astronomer John Bevis at the Royal Greenwich Observatory. As of 2006, it is still the only such planet/planet occultation that has been directly observed. |
1737
Age: 29y
marriageEllen Eleanor Davis 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1737 • The oldest existing English language newspaper in the world, The News Letter, is founded in Belfast, Ireland. |
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. |