Paulina Jane Tompkins
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Parents
Lucretia Snell
Lucretia Snell
1798 - 1856
Spouse
Children
Ambrose E Bourn
Ambrose E Bourn
1849 - 1905
John Dudley Bourn
John Dudley Bourn
1850 - 1912
Lucy Francis Bourn
Lucy Francis Bourn
1854 - 1937
Nancy J Bourn
Nancy J Bourn
1857 - 1947
Joseph Anderson Bourn
Joseph Anderson Bourn
1860 - 1937
Mary Susan Bourn
Mary Susan Bourn
1862 - 1940
Charles Albert Bourn
Charles Albert Bourn
1866 - 1937
Siblings

1845


Dec 4
Age: 15y
1845 • The United State Congress establishes a uniform date for federal elections, which will henceforth be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

1846


Sep 23
Age: 16y
1846 Mexican–American WarBattle of Palo Alto: Zachary Taylor defeats a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande at Palo Alto, Texas in the first major battle of the war.
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1848


Age: 17y
1848 Dunedin, New Zealand is founded by Scots settlers.

1852


Jan
Age: 21y
1852 • The first British public toilet for women was opened in Bedford Street, London.

1854


Dec 6
Age: 24y
1854 • The British recognize the independence of the Orange Free State; its official independence is declared 6 days later.

1857


Jan
Age: 26y
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1859


Age: 28y
1859 Battle of Palestro: The Sardinians defeat the Austrian army.
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1861


Age: 30y
1861 • American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin Secretary of War.
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1862


Age: 31y
1862 Treaty of Saigon: Emperor Tự Đức of the Nguyễn Dynasty in Vietnam cedes Saigon, Côn Sơn Island and three southern provinces of what is to become known as Cochinchina (Biên Hòa, Gia Định, and Dinh Tuong) to become part of the French colonial empire. Guerilla leader Trương Định refuses to recognise the treaty.

1863


Nov 22
Age: 33y
1863 American Civil WarBattle of Campbell's Station: Near Knoxville, Tennessee, Confederate troops led by General James Longstreet unsuccessfully attack Union forces under General Ambrose Burnside.
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1867


Age: 36y
1867 • Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as The Grange).
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1869


Age: 38y
1869 • Prospectors in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia, discover the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found, known as the "Welcome Stranger".

1900


Age: 69y
1900 • In New Haven, Connecticut, U.S., Louis Lassen of Louis' Lunch makes the first modern-day hamburger sandwich.

1910


Age: 79y
1910 • The British Ship "Terra Nova" leaves London on its way toward an Antarctic expedition.

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