♂ 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.

1846


Sep 23
Age: 24y
1846 • Many Mormons begin their migration west from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Great Salt Lake, led by Brigham Young.
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1848


Age: 25y

1852


Jan
Age: 30y

1857


Jan
Age: 35y
1857 Indian rebellion of 1857: The 3rd Light Cavalry of the British East India Company's army rebels against its British officers, thus beginning the rebellion.
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1859


Age: 36y
1859 • In San Francisco, California, Joshua Norton proclaims himself to be His Imperial Majesty Emperor Norton I, "Emperor of the United States" and "Protector of Mexico".

1860


Age: 37y
1860 Britain produces 20% of the entire world's output of industrial goods.
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1861


Age: 38y
1861 • American Civil War: Western Department Union General John C. Fremont is relieved of command and replaced by David Hunter.
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1862


Age: 39y
1862 • American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is officially inaugurated in Richmond, Virginia, to a 6-year term as president of the Confederate States of America.

1863


Nov 22
Age: 41y
1863 American Civil War: Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (Davis refuses the request upon receipt).
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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 • Jonathan Shank and Barry Ownby form the Ku Klux Klan in the American South, to resist Reconstruction and intimidate "carpetbaggers" and "scalawags", as well as to repress the freedpeople.
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1867


Age: 44y
1867 • An article by Joseph Lister, outlining the discovery of antiseptic surgery, is first published in The Lancet.

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