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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 • War of 1812 – Battle of Lake Champlain: An American squadron under Thomas Macdonough defeats the British squadron, ultimately forcing the invading army to retreat back into Canada. |
1836
May 25
Age: 21y
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marriageJeremiah Franklin Jenkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ A David Cravens signed their marriage contract. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1836 • Fort Parker massacre: Among those captured by Native Americans is nine-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker; she later gives birth to a son named Quanah, who becomes the last chief of the Comanche. |
1838
Aug 1
Age: 24y
birth of childWilliam Washington Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1838 • The People's Charter is drawn up in the United Kingdom, demanding universal suffrage. |
1840
Age: 25y
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residenceWest Divison, Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ There is a David Cravens living right next door. 1 Source ⇓ |
1840
Mar 5
Age: 25y
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birth of childDavid Cravens Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • King's College Hospital opens in London. |
1841
Nov 28
Age: 27y
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birth of childMary Melvina Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1841 • Amistad: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in the case that the Africans who seized control of the ship had been taken into slavery illegally. |
1843
Sep 10
Age: 29y
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birth of childEleven Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1843 • Chile takes possession of the Strait of Magellan. |
1845
Nov 26
Age: 31y
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birth of childJohn Seldon Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1845 • Anson Jones, President of the Republic of Texas, signs the charter officially creating Baylor University. Baylor is the oldest university in the State of Texas operating under its original name. |
1848
Feb 20
Age: 33y
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birth of childRodney King Jenkins Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1848 • The Palermo rising erupts in Sicily, against the Bourbon kingdom of the Two Sicilies. |
1850
Age: 35y
| 1850 • The USS Advance puts to sea from New York to search for John Franklin's Arctic expedition. |
1852
Jan 1
Age: 37y
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birth of childPriscilla Ann Jenkins Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1852 • Henry Clay steamboat disaster in Riverdale, Bronx, with several deaths including Stephen Allen. |
1854
Apr 10
Age: 39y
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birth of childHarriet Madison Jenkins Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1854 • Pope Pius IX in the Papal Bull Ineffabilis Deus defines ex Cathedra the dogma of Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived without original sin. |
1856
Mar 24
Age: 41y
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birth of childEliza Arabella Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1856 • Christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city. |
1860
Aug 9
Age: 46y
| 1860 • Charles Dickens publishes the first installment of Great Expectations in his magazine All the Year Round. |
1861
Age: 46y
| 1861 • American Civil War: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted. |
1870
Age: 55y
| 1870 • The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving blacks the right to vote, is ratified. |
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 • World population: 1,650,000,000 |
1906
Oct 16
Age: 92y
| 1906 • Ecuador-Colombia earthquake (8.8 on the Moment magnitude scale) and associated tsunami. |
1906
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burialMarshall, Missouri, USA ⇓ Buried at Ridgepark Cemetery 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1906 • Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples. |