♂ Alexander Simpson

1787 - 1846

Alexander Simpson
Spouse
Children
Lucretia W Simpson
Lucretia W Simpson
1816 - 1882

1810


Age: 22y
Alexander Simpson - 1810 United States Federal Census

residence


Rutland, Jefferson, New York, USA ⇓
Alexander Simpson and his wife Cylinda are living only a house away from Jeptha King.
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1810 • The city of Santa Cruz de Mompox, in modern-day Colombia, declares independence from the Spanish Empire.

1810


Dec 27
Age: 23y

1816


Apr 4
Age: 28y
Lucretia Simpson - 1850 United States Federal Census

birth of child


Lucretia W Simpson
New York, USA ⇓
Lucretia's maiden name is known to be Simpson by her daughter Malinda's death record. Since Alexander Simpson is only living two houses away from them in 1840, he is very likely her father.
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1816 • Sir Humphry Davy tests the Davy lamp for miners at Hebburn Colliery.

1820


Age: 32y
Alexander Simpson - 1820 United States Federal Census

residence


Rutland, Jefferson, New York, USA ⇓
Not far off there is a James Simpson living only a couple houses away.
1 Source ⇓
1820 History of Ecuador: Guayaquil declares independence from Spain.

1830


Age: 42y
Alexander Simpson - 1830 United States Federal Census

residence


Rutland, Jefferson, New York, USA ⇓
He is living only a few houses away from Jeptha King. Living on the next page are a Samuel Simpson aged 30-40, and a Sylvanius S Simpson aged either 30-40 or 70-80.
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1830 Hector Berlioz's most famous work, Symphonie Fantastique, has its world premiere in Paris.

1830


Age: 42y
Alexander Simpson - 1830 United States Federal Census

residence


Rutland, Jefferson, New York, USA ⇓
They are again living only a house away from Jeptha King. Living on the next page are a Samuel Simpson aged 30-40, and a Sylvanius S Simpson aged either 30-40 or 70-80.
1 Source ⇓
1830 • The London Protocol establishes the full independence and sovereignty of Greece from the Ottoman Empire as the final result of the Greek War of Independence.

1840


Age: 52y
Alexander Simpson - 1840 United States Federal Census

residence


St. Albans, Licking, Ohio, USA ⇓
Alexander and Cylinda (King) Simpson are living only two houses away from Jesse King.
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1840 August Borsig's steam locomotive, the first built in Germany, competes against a Stephenson-built locomotive on the Berlin-Jüterbog railroad; the Borsig locomotive wins by 10 minutes.

1846


May 20
Age: 58y

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