Spouse
1816
Dec 28
| 1816 • A rail capable of supporting a heavy locomotive is developed. |
1837
Aug 14
Age: 20y
marriagePaulina C Davidson Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Married by John H Thompson. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1837 • Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, later Mount Holyoke College, is founded in South Hadley, Massachusetts. |
1850
Age: 32y
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residenceMiller, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Robert is a farmer, and Paulina is a carpenter. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • Richard Wagner's romantic opera Lohengrin (including the Bridal Chorus) premieres under the direction of Franz Liszt in Weimar. |
1850
Age: 32y
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residenceMiller, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Robert is a farmer, and Paulina is a carpenter. Living on the same page are Silas Billups, William Billups, and John Davis Bourne and his family. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • The transportation of British convicts to Western Australia begins, as the transportation of British convicts to other parts of Australia is phased out, when the ship Scindian arrives in Fremantle with 75 male prisoners. |
1860
Age: 42y
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residenceMiller, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ Robert is a farmer, and their two oldest sons are millers. A Jas Parish age 21 is staying with them, possibly a boarder. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1860 • Discovery of the chemical elements: Robert Wilhelm Bunsen discovers caesium and rubidium. |
1870
Age: 52y
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residenceLewis County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Robert H Billups is a farmer, living next door is a James Billups. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • The first rugby match is played in New Zealand, between the Nelson Football Club and Nelson College. |
1892
Oct 16
Age: 75y