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1798
| 1798 • The Alien and Sedition Acts become United States law, making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the United States government. |
1819
Feb 17
Age: 21y
marriageWilliam Burton Tompkins Owen County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1819 • Simón Bolívar proclaims the Republic of Gran Colombia. |
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Age: 22y
1820
Age: 22y
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birth of childJames B Tompkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1820 • Indiana University Bloomington is founded as the Indiana State Seminary (renamed Indiana College, 1846). |
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Age: 24y
1822
Age: 24y
birth of childJohn C Tompkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ |
| 1822 • Emperor Agustín de Iturbide of the First Mexican Empire dissolves the country's Congress of the Union and replaced it with a military junta. |
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Age: 28y
1826
Age: 28y
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birth of childMay B Tompkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1826 • Pedro I of Brazil abdicates as King of Portugal. |
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Age: 31y
1829
Age: 31y
birth of childAmbrose Tompkins Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1829 • First ascent of Finsteraarhorn, the highest summit of the Bernese Alps. |
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 • The United States Congress passes the Indian Removal Act, authorizing the President to negotiate with Native Americans in the United States for their removal from their ancestral homelands. |
1830
Jul 13
Age: 32y
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birth of childPaulina Jane Tompkins Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1830 • The Whig Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey succeeds Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. |
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Age: 41y
1839
Age: 41y
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birth of childWilliam S Tompkins 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1839 • British forces seize Hong Kong as a base, as it prepares to wage war against Qing China. The ensuing 3-year conflict becomes known as the First Opium War. |
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Age: 44y
1842
Age: 44y
birth of childLucy Mildred Tompkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ |
| 1842 • The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, is established. |
1850
Age: 52y
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residenceRandolph, Missouri, USA ⇓ In Prairie Township. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1850 • President Millard Fillmore is sworn in. |
1850
Age: 52y
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residenceRandolph, Missouri, USA ⇓ In Prairie Township. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • The treaty called Punctation of Olmütz is signed in Olomouc. It means diplomatic capitulation of Prussia to the Austrian Empire, which takes over the leadership of the German Confederation. |
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Age: 58y
1856
Age: 58y
deathBased on her husband's second marriage. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1856 • Maryland Agricultural College (present-day University of Maryland, College Park) is chartered. |