Benjamin Franklin Plaster
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Michael Plaster
Michael Plaster
1813 - 1892
Ruth Burress
Ruth Burress
1819 - 1878
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1840


Oct 28
1840 British colonists reach New Zealand, officially founding Wellington.

1850


Sep 24
Age: 9y
1850 • The transportation of British convicts to Western Australia begins, as the transportation of British convicts to other parts of Australia is phased out, when the ship Scindian arrives in Fremantle with 75 male prisoners.

1874


Jul
Age: 33y
1874 • The first group of the Dorsland Trek, a series of expeditions undertaken by Trekboere in search of political independence and better farming conditions, departs from South Africa under the leadership of Gert Alberts to settle in Angola.

1896


Aug 20
Age: 55y
1896 • The National Farm School (later Delaware Valley College) is chartered in Doylestown, PA.

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