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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: General Phineas Riall advances toward Niagara Falls, Ontario to halt Jacob Brown's American invaders. |
1836
May 25
Age: 21y
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marriageJeremiah Franklin Jenkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ A David Cravens signed their marriage contract. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1836 • Sam Houston is inaugurated as first elected President of the Republic of Texas. |
1838
Aug 1
Age: 24y
| 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 • The Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp, becomes valid for the pre-payment of postage. |
1840
Feb 5
Age: 25y
| 1840 • The frigate Belle-Poule arrives in Cherbourg, bringing back the remains of Napoléon from Saint Helena to France. He is buried in the Invalides. |
1841
Nov 28
Age: 27y
1843
Sep 10
Age: 29y
| 1843 • Wairau Affray in the South Island of New Zealand: An armed posse of British settlers sent to arrest Māori chief Te Rauparaha clash with members of his Ngāti Toa tribe, resulting in 26 deaths |
1845
Nov 26
Age: 31y
1848
Feb 20
Age: 33y
| 1848 • The University of Ottawa is founded. |
1850
Age: 35y
| 1850 • Allan Pinkerton forms the North-Western Police Agency, later the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. |
1852
Jan 1
Age: 37y
| 1852 • Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe was published in book form in Boston. |
1854
Apr 10
Age: 39y
| 1854 • The Waterbury Clock Company is founded in Waterbury, Connecticut, the predecessor of Timex Group USA in timepiece manufacturing. |
1856
Mar 24
Age: 41y
| 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 • Shoe-making workers of Lynn, Massachusetts, strike successfully for higher wages. The strike spreads throughout New England and eventually involves 20,000 workers. |
1861
Age: 46y
1870
Age: 55y
| 1870 • The Spanish Cortes Generales proclaims Amadeo de Saboya as King Amadeus I of Spain. |
1871
Sep 2
Age: 57y
| 1871 • Heinrich Schliemann begins the excavation of Troy. |
1891
Dec 1
Age: 77y
| 1891 • Arthur Conan Doyle's detective Sherlock Holmes appears in The Strand Magazine for the first time, in the issue dated July. |
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 – Battle of Paardeberg: 20,000 British troops invade the Orange Free State. |
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 • Emily Hobhouse arrives in Cape Town. |
1906
Oct 16
Age: 92y
| 1906 • The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, is manufactured. |
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. |