Spouse
1846
Sep 2
| 1846 • Abraham Pineo Gesner develops a process to refine a liquid fuel, which he calls kerosene, from coal, bitumen or oil shale. |
1862
Jun 15
Age: 15y
| 1862 • U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signs the Homestead Act into law. |
1863
Jun 6
Age: 16y
deathScotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ It appears Mary died from complications during child birth. |
| 1863 • American Civil War – Morgan's Raid: At Salineville, Ohio, Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and 375 of his volunteers are captured by Union forces. |