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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 • The George Washington University is chartered as The Columbian College of the District of Columbia by President Monroe. |
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 • Christ College, Tasmania, opens with the hope that it would develop along the lines of an Oxbridge college and provide the basis for university education in Tasmania. By the 21st century it will be the oldest tertiary institution in Australia. |
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Age: 25y
1848
Age: 25y
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birth of childAmbrose E Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1848 • John Bird Sumner becomes archbishop of Canterbury. |
1850
Aug 5
Age: 28y
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birth of childJohn Dudley Bourn Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1850 • The University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah. |
1852
Jan
Age: 30y
birth of childJames W Bourn Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1852 • Nine men representing various Hebrew charitable organizations came together to form what became the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. |
1854
Dec 6
Age: 32y
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birth of childLucy Francis Bourn Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1854 • The watch company founded in 1850 in Roxbury, Massachusetts by Aaron Lufkin Dennison relocates to Waltham to become the Waltham Watch Company, pioneer in the American System of Watch Manufacturing. |
1857
Jan
Age: 35y
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birth of childNancy J Bourn Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1857 • Fort Tejon earthquake: An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9 strikes near Parkfield, California. |
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Age: 36y
1859
Age: 36y
birth of childMay W Bourn Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1859 • Brisbane is declared the capital of newly separated colony Queensland, Australia. |
1860
Age: 37y
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residenceMiller, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ His parents were living only a house away. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 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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Age: 38y
1861
Age: 38y
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birth of childJoseph Anderson Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1861 • American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the Union. |
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Age: 39y
1862
Age: 39y
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birth of childMary Susan Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1862 • Government of Vietnam is forced to cede the territories of Biên Hòa, Gia Định and Dinh Tuong to France. |
1863
Nov 22
Age: 41y
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birth of childThomas Jefferson Bourn Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1863 • American Civil War – Battle of Campbell's Station: Near Knoxville, Tennessee, Confederate troops led by General James Longstreet unsuccessfully attack Union forces under General Ambrose Burnside. |
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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 • Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: President of the United States Abraham Lincoln is shot while attending an evening performance of the farce Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. by actor and Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth. Doctors move the unconscious President to a bed in a house across the street. |
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Age: 44y
1867
Age: 44y
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birth of childCharles Albert Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1867 • The Battle of Fandane-Thiouthioune a religious war between the Serer people and the Muslim Marabouts of Senegambia. |
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Age: 46y
1869
Age: 46y
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birth of childMartha E Bourn 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1869 • Scotland's oldest professional football team, Kilmarnock F.C., is founded. |
1880
Age: 57y
| 1880 • A big earthquake struck Zagreb and demolished everything including the Zagreb Cathedral. |
1887
Dec 18
Age: 65y
| 1887 • Emile Berliner is granted a patent for his Gramophone. |