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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 • The Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814 is signed in London, returning most possessions of the Dutch Empire acquired by the United Kingdom since 1803 to the Netherlands, although Britain retains the Cape of Good Hope and the South American settlements of Demerara, Essequibo and Berbice (later consolidated as British Guiana). In addition, the British cede the island of Banca off the island of Sumatra in exchange for the settlement of Cochin in India. |
1836
May 25
Age: 21y
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marriageJeremiah Franklin Jenkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ A David Cravens signed their marriage contract. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1836 • Rio-Grandense Republic is proclaimed in South America. |
1838
Aug 1
Age: 24y
birth of childWilliam Washington Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1838 • The 5th century BC bronze Chatsworth Head is acquired by the 6th Duke of Devonshire at Smyrna from H. P. Borrell. |
1840
Age: 25y
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residenceWest Divison, Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ There is a David Cravens living right next door. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • Louis Agassiz publishes his Etudes sur les glaciers ("Study on Glaciers", 2 volumes), the first major scientific work to propose that the Earth has seen an ice age. |
1840
Mar 5
Age: 25y
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birth of childDavid Cravens Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • Joseph Strutt hands over the deeds and papers concerning the Derby Arboretum, which is to become England's first public park. |
1841
Nov 28
Age: 27y
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birth of childMary Melvina Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1841 • August 11 (Wednesday) Frederick Douglass spoke in front of the Anti-Slavery Convention in Nantucket, Massachusetts. |
1843
Sep 10
Age: 29y
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birth of childEleven Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1843 • Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata premieres at La Scala in Milan. |
1845
Nov 26
Age: 31y
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birth of childJohn Seldon Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1845 • The Templars of Honor and Temperance is founded in the United States. |
1848
Feb 20
Age: 33y
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birth of childRodney King Jenkins Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1848 • American President James K. Polk annexes the Oregon Country and renames it the Oregon Territory as part of the United States. |
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 • The Devil's Island penal colony was opened. |
1854
Apr 10
Age: 39y
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birth of childHarriet Madison Jenkins Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
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 • 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: Jefferson Davis is elected the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America by the Weed Convention at Montgomery, Alabama. |
1870
Age: 55y
| 1870 • The first edition of The Northern Echo newspaper is published in Priestgate, Darlington, England. |
1900
Age: 85y
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residenceMarshall, Saline, Missouri, USA ⇓ She was living with her son, John Seldon. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1900 • Boxer Rebellion: Battle of Dagu Forts: Naval forces of the Eight-Nation Alliance capture the Taku Forts on the Hai River estuary in China. |
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 • Max Planck announces his discovery of the law of black body emission, marking the birth of quantum physics. |
1906
Oct 16
Age: 92y
| 1906 • April 7 – Algeciras Conference to resolve the First Moroccan Crisis between France and Germany. |
1906
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burialMarshall, Missouri, USA ⇓ Buried at Ridgepark Cemetery 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1906 • An aeroplane of Alberto Santos-Dumont takes off at Bagatelle in France and flies 60 meters (200 feet). This is the first officially recorded powered flight in Europe. |