1811
| 1811 • Battle of Tippecanoe: American troops led by William Henry Harrison defeat the Native American spiritual leader Tenskwatawa, also known as The Prophet (Chief Tecumseh's brother). |
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Age: 39y
1850
Age: 39y
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birth of childMary Kenyon Openshaw, Lancashire, England ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • American Express is founded by Henry Wells & William Fargo. |
1851
Age: 40y
residenceManchester, Lancashire, England ⇓ Charles Kenyon was a green grocer. The family lived on Ashton Road in Chorlton. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1851 • Virginia closes its Reform Constitutional Convention deciding that all white men have the right to vote. |
1861
Age: 50y
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residenceCastleton, St. Martin, Lancashire, England ⇓ Charles Kenyon was an engraver. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1861 • American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is elected president of the Confederate States of America. |
1870
Age: 59y
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occupationHe was a watchman. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • Franco-Prussian War: Marshal François Achille Bazaine, commanding the French left wing, is forced by starvation to surrender the fortifications of Metz, ending the Siege of Metz. |
1871
Age: 60y
residenceGorton, Lancashire, England ⇓ Charles is a night timekeeper. Their daughter Mary's place of residence on 1870 on her marriage record was similarly in Gorton. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1871 • The South Improvement Company is formed by John D. Rockefeller and a group of major railroad interests in an early effort to organize and control the petroleum industry in the U.S.A. |
1877
Mar 5
Age: 66y
| 1877 • Asaph Hall discovers Phobos, the inner moon of Mars. |