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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 • Panama declares independence from Spain, joining Gran Colombia (see History of Panama). |
1845
Dec 4
Age: 23y
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marriagePaulina Jane Tompkins Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1845 • The journal Scientific American begins publication. |
1846
Sep 23
Age: 24y
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birth of childElizabeth Catherine Bourn Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1846 • Bear Flag Revolt: American settlers in Sonoma, California, start a rebellion against Mexico and proclaim the California Republic. |
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Age: 25y
1848
Age: 25y
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birth of childAmbrose E Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1848 • Start of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. |
1850
Aug 5
Age: 28y
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birth of childJohn Dudley Bourn Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1850 • US census shows that 11.2% of the population classed as "Negro" are of mixed race. |
1852
Jan
Age: 30y
birth of childJames W Bourn Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1852 • Justin Perkins, an American Presbyterian missionary, produced the first translation of the Bible in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, which was published with the parallel text of the Syriac Peshitta by the American Bible Society. |
1854
Dec 6
Age: 32y
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birth of childLucy Francis Bourn Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
1857
Jan
Age: 35y
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birth of childNancy J Bourn Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1857 • End of the Anglo-Persian War. |
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Age: 36y
1859
Age: 36y
birth of childMay W Bourn Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1859 • The so-called Pig War border dispute between the Americans and the British on the San Juan Islands begins by the death of the namesake pig. |
1860
Age: 37y
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residenceMiller, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ His parents were living only a house away. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1860 • Count di Cavour is recalled as Prime Minister of Piedmont-Sardinia. |
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Age: 38y
1861
Age: 38y
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birth of childJoseph Anderson Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
about
Age: 39y
1862
Age: 39y
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birth of childMary Susan Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1862 • American Civil War – Capture of New Orleans: Forces under Union Admiral David Farragut capture the Confederate city of New Orleans. |
1863
Nov 22
Age: 41y
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birth of childThomas Jefferson Bourn Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1863 • American Civil War – Battle of Missionary Ridge: At Missionary Ridge in Tennessee, Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant break the Siege of Chattanooga by routing Confederate troops under General Braxton Bragg. |
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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 • United States Secretary of State William H. Seward and his family are attacked in his home by Lewis Powell. |
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Age: 44y
1867
Age: 44y
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birth of childCharles Albert Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1867 • First public performance of Cox and Box by Francis Burnand and Arthur Sullivan, at the Adelphi Theatre, London. |
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Age: 46y
1869
Age: 46y
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birth of childMartha E Bourn 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1869 • Farmington Senior High School (Minnesota) is built |
1880
Age: 57y
| 1880 • The first stone is laid for the Clarkson Memorial in Wisbech. |
1887
Dec 18
Age: 65y
| 1887 • Publication begins of Futabatei Shimei's Ukigumo, the first modern novel in Japan. |