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1798
| 1798 • The first (anonymous) publication occurs of An Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Malthus. |
1819
Feb 17
Age: 21y
marriageWilliam Burton Tompkins Owen County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1819 • The United States House of Representatives agrees to the Tallmadge Amendment barring slaves from the new state of Missouri (the opening vote in a controversy that leads to the Missouri Compromise). |
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Age: 22y
1820
Age: 22y
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birth of childJames B Tompkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1820 • Saint Cronan's Boys' National School opens in Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland under the title Bray Male School. It is the oldest school in Bray and its notable pupils will include President of Ireland Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh. |
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Age: 24y
1822
Age: 24y
birth of childJohn C Tompkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ |
| 1822 • Ashley's Hundred leave from St. Louis, setting off a major increase in fur trade. |
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Age: 28y
1826
Age: 28y
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birth of childMay B Tompkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1826 • Major Edmund Lockyer arrives at King George Sound to take possession of the western part of Australia, establishing a settlement near Albany. |
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Age: 31y
1829
Age: 31y
birth of childAmbrose Tompkins Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1829 • Rail transport: Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials. |
1830
Age: 32y
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residenceRandolph County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Right next door to Joseph Higby, and a house or two away is a May Burton and Elijah Burton. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1830 • January 27 – Webster–Hayne debate: Robert Y. Hayne of South Carolina debates the question of states' rights vs. federal authority with Daniel Webster of Massachusetts in the United States Congress. |
1830
Jul 13
Age: 32y
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birth of childPaulina Jane Tompkins Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
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Age: 41y
1839
Age: 41y
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birth of childWilliam S Tompkins 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1839 • Giuseppe Verdi's first opera, Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio, opens in Milan. |
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Age: 44y
1842
Age: 44y
birth of childLucy Mildred Tompkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ |
| 1842 • Mexican troops led by Rafael Vasquez invade Texas, briefly occupy San Antonio, and then head back to the Rio Grande. This is the first such invasion since the Texas Revolution. |
1850
Age: 52y
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residenceRandolph, Missouri, USA ⇓ In Prairie Township. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1850 • The temperance organisation, International Organisation of Good Templars, is established in Utica, New York, as the order of the Knights of Jericho. |
1850
Age: 52y
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residenceRandolph, Missouri, USA ⇓ In Prairie Township. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • The transportation of British convicts to Western Australia begins, as the transportation of British convicts to other parts of Australia is phased out, when the ship Scindian arrives in Fremantle with 75 male prisoners. |
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Age: 58y
1856
Age: 58y
deathBased on her husband's second marriage. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1856 • The Second Opium War between several western powers and China begins with the Arrow Incident on the Pearl River. |