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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 • Louis-Antoine, Duke of Angoulême enters Bordeaux, marking the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty. |
1836
May 25
Age: 21y
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marriageJeremiah Franklin Jenkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ A David Cravens signed their marriage contract. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1836 • The first English language newspaper is published in Hawaii. |
1838
Aug 1
Age: 24y
birth of childWilliam Washington Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1838 • The Boers win a decisive victory over the Zulus in the Battle of Blood River. |
1840
Age: 25y
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residenceWest Divison, Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ There is a David Cravens living right next door. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union. |
1840
Mar 5
Age: 25y
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birth of childDavid Cravens Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • Britain issues the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp. |
1841
Nov 28
Age: 27y
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birth of childMary Melvina Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1841 • Thomas Cook arranges his first railway excursion, in England. |
1843
Sep 10
Age: 29y
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birth of childEleven Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1843 • The event that inspired the Beatles song Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! is held in England. |
1845
Nov 26
Age: 31y
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birth of childJohn Seldon Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1845 • American newspaper editor John L. O'Sullivan claims (in connection with the annexation of Texas) in The United States Magazine and Democratic Review that the United States should be allowed "the fullfillment of our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions". It is the second time he uses the term manifest destiny and will have a huge influence on American imperialism in the following century. |
1848
Feb 20
Age: 33y
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birth of childRodney King Jenkins Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1848 • Joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in as the first president of the independent African Republic of Liberia. |
1850
Age: 35y
| 1850 • The hippopotamus Obaysch arrives at London Zoo from Egypt, the first seen in Europe since Roman times. |
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 • In Egypt, the Suez Canal company is formed. |
1856
Mar 24
Age: 41y
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birth of childEliza Arabella Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1856 • Dallas, Texas is incorporated as a city. |
1860
Aug 9
Age: 46y
| 1860 • Battle of Milazzo: The forces of Giuseppe Garibaldi defeat royal Neapolitan forces near Messina, bringing nearly all of Sicily under Garibaldi's control. |
1861
Age: 46y
| 1861 • American Civil War: Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union. |
1870
Age: 55y
| 1870 • The 12.8-km Fréjus Rail Tunnel through the Alps is completed. |
1900
Age: 85y
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residenceMarshall, Saline, Missouri, USA ⇓ She was living with her son, John Seldon. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1900 • L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is published in Chicago, the first of Baum's Oz books chronicling the fictional Land of Oz for children. |
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 • Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat the Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham at Mabitac. |
1906
Oct 16
Age: 92y
| 1906 • The Union Minière du Haut Katanga, a Belgian mining trust, is created in the Congo. |
1906
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burialMarshall, Missouri, USA ⇓ Buried at Ridgepark Cemetery 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1906 • Persian Constitutional Revolution: a nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah to grant a constitution and establish a national assembly, the Majlis. |