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1829
| 1829 • Mrs. Helen Dance, wife of the captain of the ship Sulphur, cuts down a tree to mark the founding day of the town of Perth in Western Australia. |
1840
Age: 11y
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residenceIn the two houses behind Charles Hicks, there is a Mrs. Van Norden aged 20-30, and then a Wm A Van Norden aged 40-50 years. Also living on the same page as Charles Hicks is an Abraham Van Norden. William Van Norden's brother James is also living in ward 14, on page 418. modified 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • U.S. presidential election, 1840: William Henry Harrison defeats Martin Van Buren. |
1850
Age: 21y
| 1850 • The USS Advance puts to sea from New York to search for John Franklin's Arctic expedition. |
1858
Sep 30
Age: 29y
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marriageAnnie A McCusker Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1858 • Hyman Lipman patents a pencil with an attached eraser. |
1859
Apr 1
Age: 30y
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birth of childAnna Mason Hicks 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1859 • The discovery of the Comstock Lode in the western Utah Territory setting off the Rush to Washoe |
1861
Apr 19
Age: 32y
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militaryGloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ Joined the Massachusetts Infantry 1 Source ⇓ |
1898
Age: 68y
| 1898 • Marie and Pierre Curie announce discovery of a substance they call radium. |
1908
Apr 18
Age: 79y
| 1908 • The Hoover Company of Canton, Ohio, acquires manufacturing rights to the upright portable vacuum cleaner just invented by James M. Spangler. |