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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.
1821
Dec 19
| 1821 • Mexico gains its independence from Spain following the Mexican War of Independence. |
1845
Dec 4
Age: 23y
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marriagePaulina Jane Tompkins Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1845 • The eminent and controversial Anglican, John Henry Newman, is received into the Roman Catholic Church. |
1846
Sep 23
Age: 24y
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birth of childElizabeth Catherine Bourn Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1846 • 29 – Kraków Uprising: Polish nationalists stage an uprising in the Free City of Kraków, suppressed by forces of the Austrian Empire supported by peasants in the Galician slaughter. |
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Age: 25y
1848
Age: 25y
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birth of childAmbrose E Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1848 • Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin became the first Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada to be democratically elected under a system of responsible government. |
1850
Aug 5
Age: 28y
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birth of childJohn Dudley Bourn Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1850 • Europeans make up 22% of the world population. |
1852
Jan
Age: 30y
birth of childJames W Bourn Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1852 • Taiping Rebellion: Taiping forces began the siege of Guilin. |
1854
Dec 6
Age: 32y
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birth of childLucy Francis Bourn Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1854 • In Egypt, the Suez Canal company is formed. |
1857
Jan
Age: 35y
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birth of childNancy J Bourn Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1857 • Indian rebellion of 1857: Indian combatants capture Delhi from the East India Company. |
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Age: 36y
1859
Age: 36y
birth of childMay W Bourn Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1859 • The French Navy's La Gloire, the first ocean-going ironclad warship in history, is launched. |
1860
Age: 37y
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residenceMiller, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ His parents were living only a house away. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1860 • The American South has c. 4 million slaves. |
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Age: 38y
1861
Age: 38y
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birth of childJoseph Anderson Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1861 • First ascent of Weisshorn, fifth highest summit in the Alps. |
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Age: 39y
1862
Age: 39y
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birth of childMary Susan Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1862 • American Civil War: First battle between two ironclad warships, the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia, begins. |
1863
Nov 22
Age: 41y
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birth of childThomas Jefferson Bourn Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1863 • American Civil War: Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and several of his men escape the Ohio state prison, and return safely to the South. |
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Age: 42y
1865
Age: 42y
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militaryMiller, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ He was drafted into the civil war under J.F. Benjamin, who was a provost marshal of the Union Army. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1865 • The Dominican Republic regains independence from Spain |
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Age: 44y
1867
Age: 44y
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birth of childCharles Albert Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1867 • Clarke School for the Deaf in Western Massachusetts opens its doors for the first time, becoming the first school for the deaf in the United States to teach its children how to communicate using the "oral method". |
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Age: 46y
1869
Age: 46y
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birth of childMartha E Bourn 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1869 • Abdur Rahman Khan is exiled from Afghanistan. |
1880
Age: 57y
| 1880 • The first stone is laid for the Clarkson Memorial in Wisbech. |
1887
Dec 18
Age: 65y
| 1887 • The Reinsurance Treaty is closed between Germany and Russia. |