♂ William Harrison Bourne

1821 - 1887

 

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William Harrison Bourne
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Parents
John Davis Bourne
John Davis Bourne
1794 - 1877
Nancy Higbee
Nancy Higbee
1797 - 1868
Spouse
Paulina Jane Tompkins
Paulina Jane Tompkins
1830 - 1917
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
Joseph Stultz Bourne
Joseph Stultz Bourne
1823 - 1896
Frances Jane Bourne
Frances Jane Bourne
1825 - 1859
John J Bourne
John J Bourne
1836 - 1917

William was drafted into the Civil War around 1865 for the Union Army under John F. Benjamin , and worked as a farmer in Miller Township.  He was a Master Mason, a justice of the peace of Scotland county for a number of years, and a member of the Baptist Church.

1845


Dec 4
Age: 23y
1845 • American newspaper editor John L. O'Sullivan claims (in connection with the annexation of Texas) in The United States Magazine and Democratic Review that the United States should be allowed "the fullfillment of our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions". It is the second time he uses the term manifest destiny and will have a huge influence on American imperialism in the following century.

1846


Sep 23
Age: 24y
1846 • United States president James K. Polk annexes the Republic of Texas, which is regarded as an early example of American imperialism.
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1848


Age: 25y
1848 Slavery is abolished in Réunion. This day is celebrated every year since 1981.

1852


Jan
Age: 30y
1852 22 – The New French Empire was confirmed by plebiscite: 7,824,000 for, 253,000 against.
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1859


Age: 36y
1859 Austro-Sardinian WarBattle of Magenta: The French and Sardinians defeat the Austrians.

1860


Age: 37y
1860 The Open Championship, also known as the British Open, is played for the first time at Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland. The event is won by Willie Park Snr.
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1861


Age: 38y
1861 • About 850 convicts at Chatham Dockyard in England take over their prison in a riot.BBC History Magazine (February 2011) p. 11.
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1862


Age: 39y
1862 • Government of Vietnam is forced to cede the territories of Biên Hòa, Gia Định and Dinh Tuong to France.
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1865


Age: 42y
William Harrison Bourn - U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865

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Miller, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓
He was drafted into the civil war under J.F. Benjamin, who was a provost marshal of the Union Army.
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1865 • American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet flee the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, which is taken by Union troops the next day.
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1867


Age: 44y
1867 Pierre Michaux invents the front wheel-driven velocipede, the first mass-produced bicycle.
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1869


Age: 46y
1869 Marcus Jastrow arrives in the United States to become rabbi of Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia.

1880


Age: 57y
1880 Cologne Cathedral is completed, after construction began in 1248, 632 years earlier.

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