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Michael Plaster's ancestors came from Germany, and he was a farmer and horse breeder. He served under the company of Abraham Lincoln in the Black Hawk War of 1832, when he was eighteen years old. Michael and Ruth Plaster, in 1857, made the 2,000 mile journey over the plains of the Oregon Trail to Brownsville, Linn County, Oregon. This was the full stretch of the trail, where pioneers followed the wide and muddy Missouri River to the Platte River. The following is from an article on the trail: "Those traveling to Oregon had a very tough time ahead of them...Families who were departing along the Oregon Trail gathered at small towns on the Missouri River, called "jumping off points." At this point their wagon trains would have been almost completely outfitted. The wagon, which was made of seasoned wood to withstand extreme temperatures, was hauled by four to six oxen."
1813
Aug 26
| 1813 • After besieging San Sebastian, allied troops in Spain rampage, ransack and burn down the town almost entirely. |
1820
Age: 6y
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residenceLeesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, USA ⇓ There is a John (Jno) Murphy aged 45+ living on the same page. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1820 • Anchor coinage is issued for use in some British colonies. |
1832
Apr 21
Age: 18y
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militaryBeardstown, Illinois, USA ⇓ He served in the Black Hawk War, under the company of Abraham Lincoln. Mustered out May 27, 1832. Lincoln rode a horse from New Salem to Richland Creek where neighbors had gathered to form a company of volunteer militia near Beardstown, Illinois. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1832 • A cholera epidemic in London claims at least 3,000 victims. It spreads to France and North America later in the year. |
1836
Jun 23
Age: 22y
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marriageRuth Burress Schuyler County, Illinois, USA ⇓ "Schuyler County Illinois I Do hereby Certify that I Did Join to gether in Marriage Michel Plaster & Ruth Burrass on the 23 day of June 1836" signature of the justice of the peace is difficult to make out. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1836 • Rebuilding begins at the Hurva Synagogue in Jerusalem. |
1838
Mar 22
Age: 24y
birth of childAnn Marie Plaster Lee County, Iowa, USA ⇓ |
| 1838 • First Anglo-Afghan War: British and Presidency armies set out from Punjab in support of Shah Shujah Durrani's claim to the throne of Afghanistan. |
1840
Age: 26y
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residenceTownship 66, Lee, Iowa Territory, USA ⇓ Michael and Ruth (Burress) Plaster are living with their oldest daughter Ann Marie Plaster, who is about one or two years old. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • Joseph Strutt hands over the deeds and papers concerning the Derby Arboretum, which is to become England's first public park. |
1840
Age: 26y
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residenceTownship 66, Lee, Iowa Territory, USA ⇓ Michael and Ruth (Burress) Plaster are living with their oldest daughter Ann Marie Plaster, who is about one or two years old. On the next page is a 20-30 year old Joseph Burris. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • David Livingstone leaves Britain for Africa. |
1843
Jan 10
Age: 29y
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birth of childMargaret J Plaster Gentry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1843 • Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná, becomes de facto first prime minister of the Empire of Brazil. |
1846
May 16
Age: 32y
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birth of childThomas Jefferson Plaster Gentry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1846 • Beginning of the Galician peasant revolt. |
1849
Oct 1
Age: 36y
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birth of childElizabeth Ellen Plaster Athens, Gentry, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1850
Sep 24
Age: 37y
| 1850 • The American System of Watch Manufacturing starts in Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (the Waltham Watch Company). |
1852
Sep 10
Age: 39y
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birth of childEmily L Plaster Gentry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1852 • Taiping Rebellion: The siege of Guilin was lifted. |
1856
Feb 28
Age: 42y
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birth of childLaura Hanna Plaster Gentry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1856 • The Chicago Historical Society Museum is established at 1601 N. Clark Street, Chicago. |
1857
Age: 43y
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movedOregon ⇓ They were pioneers on the Oregon Trail, that connected Missouri to Oregon, and was about 2,000 miles long. In the "Oregon Biographical Index", it mentions that Ruth Burress and her husband Michael Plaster traveled to Oregon in 1857 from Gentry, Missouri over the plains. This photo is not of them, but of some travelers from that time period. See gallery for more info on the Oregon Trail: https://johnsonfamily.talldude.net/ruth-burress-124/gallery/oregon-trail/all 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1857 • November 19 – Indian rebellion of 1857: Siege of Lucknow. |
1857
Age: 43y
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movedOregon ⇓ The Plasters were pioneers on the Oregon Trail from Missouri to Oregon, a journey of 2,000 miles. In the "Oregon Biographical Index", it mentions that Ruth Burress and her husband Michael Plaster traveled to Oregon in 1857 from Gentry, Missouri over the plains. This photo is not of them, but of some travelers from that time period. See gallery for more info on the Oregon Trail: https://johnsonfamily.talldude.net/ruth-burress-124/gallery/oregon-trail/all 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1857 • James Buchanan succeeds Franklin Pierce as President of the United States. |
1860
Age: 46y
| 1860 • Discovery of the chemical elements: Robert Wilhelm Bunsen discovers caesium and rubidium. |
1860
Mar 22
Age: 46y
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birth of childGeorge Washington Plaster Brownsville, Linn, Oregon, USA ⇓ 5 Sources ⇓ |
| 1860 • Count di Cavour is recalled as Prime Minister of Piedmont-Sardinia. |
1870
Age: 56y
| 1870 • Franco-Prussian War: Marshal François Achille Bazaine, commanding the French left wing, is forced by starvation to surrender the fortifications of Metz, ending the Siege of Metz. |
1880
Age: 66y
| 1880 • After having her lights installed by Edison's personnel, the SS Columbia is lit up for the first time at the foot of Wall Street in New York City. |
1880
Age: 66y
1880
Age: 66y
| 1880 • The first stone is laid for the Clarkson Memorial in Wisbech. |
1886
Jul 6
Age: 72y
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marriageEdith Hinkle Washington County, Idaho, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1886 • In New York Harbor, U.S. President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France. The ensuing spontaneous celebration in New York City leads to the first ticker tape parade. |
1892
Dec 30
Age: 79y
| 1892 • Redondo Beach, California, USA is founded. |