♂ 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 • The United States Congress passes legislation overriding a presidential veto for the first time.

1846


Sep 23
Age: 24y
1846 Mexican–American WarBattle of Palo Alto: Zachary Taylor defeats a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande at Palo Alto, Texas in the first major battle of the war.
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1848


Age: 25y
1848 • Mathieu Luis becomes the first black member to join the French Parliament as a representative of Guadaloupe.

1852


Jan
Age: 30y
1852 Leo Tolstoy's first novel, Childhood, was published in book form.
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1859


Age: 36y
1859 Oregon is admitted as the 33rd U.S. state.

1860


Age: 37y
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1861


Age: 38y
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1862


Age: 39y
1862 American Civil War: President Abraham Lincoln approves the plan by General Ambrose Burnside to capture the Confederate capital city of Richmond, Virginia. This plan leads to a disastrous Union defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13).

1863


Nov 22
Age: 41y
1863 Richard Owen publishes the first description of a fossilised bird, Archaeopteryx.
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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: The Confederate States of America agrees to the use of African American troops.
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1867


Age: 44y
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1869


Age: 46y

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