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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.
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1814
Jun 24
| March 9, 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 ⇓ |
| January 1, 1836 • Queen Maria II of Portugal marries Prince Ferdinand Augustus Francis Anthony of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. |
1838
Aug 1
Age: 24y
| September 7, 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 ⇓ |
| September 16, 1840 • Joseph Strutt hands over the deeds and papers concerning the Derby Arboretum, which is to become England's first public park. |
1840
Feb 5
Age: 25y
| February 10, 1840 • Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland marries her cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. |
1841
Nov 28
Age: 27y
| July 5, 1841 • Thomas Cook arranges his first railway excursion, in England. |
1843
Sep 10
Age: 29y
| 1843 • Søren Kierkegaard's philosophical book Fear and Trembling is first published. |
1845
Nov 26
Age: 31y
| October 9, 1845 • The eminent and controversial Anglican, John Henry Newman, is received into the Roman Catholic Church. |
1848
Feb 20
Age: 33y
| 1848 • Construction of the Washington Monument begins in Washington, D.C. |
1850
Age: 35y
| April 15, 1850 • San Francisco, California is incorporated as a city. |
1852
Jan 1
Age: 37y
| June 12, 1852 • Taiping Rebellion: Taiping forces entered Hunan. |
1854
Apr 10
Age: 39y
| March 27, 1854 • Crimean War: The United Kingdom declares war on Russia. |
1856
Mar 24
Age: 41y
| February 7, 1856 • The nawab of Oudh (Wajid Ali Shah) is exiled to Metiabruz and the state is annexed by the British East India Company. |
1860
Aug 9
Age: 46y
| December 7, 1860 • After a fiercely contested campaign, Monier Williams is elected as the new Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford University. |
1861
Age: 46y
| April 17, 1861 • American Civil War: The state of Virginia secedes from the Union. |
1870
Age: 55y
| September 18, 1870 • Old Faithful Geyser is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn during the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition to Yellowstone. |
1871
Sep 2
Age: 57y
| February 21, 1871 • 41st United States Congress passes "An Act To Provide A Government For The District Of Columbia", also known as the Act of 1871, declaring the government of the District of Columbia a municipal corporation not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States and the provisions of this act. |
1891
Dec 1
Age: 77y
1900
Age: 85y
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residenceMarshall, Saline, Missouri, USA ⇓ She was living with her son, John Seldon. 1 Source ⇓ |
| March 16, 1900 • The British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans purchases the land on Crete on which the ruins of the palace of Knossos stand. He begins to unearth some of the palace three days later. |
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 ⇓ |
| June 25, 1900 • The Daoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China. |
1906
Oct 16
Age: 92y
| November 22, 1906 • Russian Prime Minister Pyotr Stolypin introduces agrarian reforms aimed at creating a large class of land-owning peasants. |
1906
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burialMarshall, Missouri, USA ⇓ Buried at Ridgepark Cemetery 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1906 • The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunization for tuberculosis is first developed. |