Mary Polly Johnson
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James D Davidson
James D Davidson
1789 - 1854
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1812


Nov 30
Age: 16y
1812 Napoleon authorizes the usage of Mesures usuelles, the basis of the Metric System.

1813


Oct 4
Age: 16y
1813 • Following the death of his father Wossen Seged, Sahle Selassie arrives at the capital Qundi before his other brothers, and is made Meridazmach of Shewa.

1818


Nov 4
Age: 22y
1818 Venus occults Jupiter. It is the last occultation of one planet by another before November 22, 2065.

1820


Age: 23y
James Davidson - 1820 United States Federal Census

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Charlotte, Virginia, USA ⇓
One house away is William W Davidson. On the previous page is an Allen Davidson. They are both aged 26-45. William is one of five men living in the house aged 26-45.
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1820 • The Daoguang Emperor succeeds the throne of the Qing Dynasty in China.

1823


Mar 27
Age: 26y
1823 • The congress of Central America declares absolute independence from Spain, Mexico, and any other foreign nation, including North America, and a republican system of government is established.
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1825


Age: 28y
1825 Simón Bolívar gives up his title of dictator of Peru and takes the alternative title of El Libertador.
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1829


Age: 32y
1829 Greece receives autonomy from the Ottoman Empire in the London Protocol, signed by Russia, France and Britain, effectively ending the Greek War of Independence. Greece continues to seek full independence through diplomatic negotiations with the three Great Powers.
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1834


Age: 37y
1834 Thomas Davenport, the inventor of the first American DC electrical motor, installs his motor in a small model car, creating one of the first electric cars.
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1836


Age: 39y
1836 • The New Board brokerage group is founded in New York City.

1840


Age: 43y
James Davidson - 1840 United States Federal Census

residence


St. John, Franklin, Missouri, USA ⇓
They lived three houses away from Jacob Marmon Johnson, and their daughter Mary Ann.
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1840 Joseph Strutt hands over the deeds and papers concerning the Derby Arboretum, which is to become England's first public park.

1850


Sep 16
Age: 53y
1850 United States Senator Daniel Webster gives his "Seventh of March" speech in which he endorses the Compromise of 1850 in order to prevent a possible civil war.

1854


Age: 57y
1854 • The Icelandic trade is opened to merchants other than Danes.

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