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Margaret and Jeremiah were married for 60 years, and had five sons and four daughters. She was married previously to a Michael Conley. Her sister Martha married Jeremiah's brother, George Washington Jenkins.
1814
Jun 24
| 1814 • American naval schooner USS Enterprise reaches Wilmington, North Carolina, returning from participating in the War of 1812 against the United Kingdom in the Caribbean. |
1836
May 25
Age: 21y
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marriageJeremiah Franklin Jenkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ A David Cravens signed their marriage contract. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1836 • Dade County, Florida, is formed. |
1838
Aug 1
Age: 24y
birth of childWilliam Washington Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1838 • Grace Darling and her father rescue thirteen survivors from the SS Forfarshire off the Farne Islands. |
1840
Age: 25y
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residenceWest Divison, Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ There is a David Cravens living right next door. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • Adolphe Thiers becomes prime minister of France. |
1840
Mar 5
Age: 25y
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birth of childDavid Cravens Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • The Treaty of Waitangi, granting British sovereignty in New Zealand, is signed. |
1841
Nov 28
Age: 27y
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birth of childMary Melvina Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1841 • Ballet Giselle first presented by the Ballet du Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique at the Salle Le Peletier in Paris, France. |
1843
Sep 10
Age: 29y
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birth of childEleven Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1843 • Brazil becomes the second country, after Great Britain, to issue nationally valid postage stamps with the release of its "Bull's Eye" series. |
1845
Nov 26
Age: 31y
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birth of childJohn Seldon Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1845 • Due to different transition dates to the Gregorian calendar, Finland (then part of the Russian Empire) is the only place in the world to have Easter day on this particular Sunday. |
1848
Feb 20
Age: 33y
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birth of childRodney King Jenkins Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1848 • Richard Wagner begins writing the libretto that will become Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). |
1850
Age: 35y
| 1850 • US census shows that 11.2% of the population classed as "Negro" are of mixed race. |
1852
Jan 1
Age: 37y
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birth of childPriscilla Ann Jenkins Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1852 • The Studebaker Brothers Wagon Company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, was established. |
1854
Apr 10
Age: 39y
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birth of childHarriet Madison Jenkins Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1854 • The United States packet ship Powhattan is wrecked off the New Jersey shore with more than 200 + victims. |
1856
Mar 24
Age: 41y
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birth of childEliza Arabella Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1856 • Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina beats Senator Charles Sumner with a cane in the hall of the United States Senate, for a speech Sumner had made attacking Southerners who sympathized with the pro-slavery violence in Kansas ("Bleeding Kansas"). Sumner is unable to return to duty for 3 years while he recovers; Brooks becomes a hero across the South. |
1860
Aug 9
Age: 46y
| 1860 • 21 – Beijing's Old Summer Palace is burned to the ground by orders of British general Lord Elgin in retaliation for mistreatment of several prisoners of war during the Second Opium War. |
1861
Age: 46y
| 1861 • American Civil War: Western Department Union General John C. Fremont is relieved of command and replaced by David Hunter. |
1870
Age: 55y
1900
Age: 85y
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residenceMarshall, Saline, Missouri, USA ⇓ She was living with her son, John Seldon. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1900 • Second Boer War: British military leaders accept the unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé. |
1900
Age: 85y
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residenceMarshall, Saline, Missouri, USA ⇓ Living with her son John, who was a gardener. Both her parents are listed as being born in Virginia. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1900 • First Michelin Guide published in France. |
1906
Oct 16
Age: 92y
| 1906 • The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunization for tuberculosis is first developed. |
1906
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burialMarshall, Missouri, USA ⇓ Buried at Ridgepark Cemetery 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1906 • Imposter Wilhelm Voigt impersonates a Prussian officer and takes over the city hall in Köpenick for a short time. |