Cylinda King
Parents
Jeptha King
Jeptha King
1768 - 1860
Lucretia Irish
Lucretia Irish
1772 - 1850
Spouse
Alexander Simpson
Alexander Simpson
1787 - 1846
Children
Lucretia W Simpson
Lucretia W Simpson
1816 - 1882
 

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1794

Alexander Simpson - 1810 United States Federal Census

birth


New York, USA ⇓
Cylinda would have been born sometime between 1790 and 1794 based on the 1810 and 1830 US censuses. Since her parents were married in 1793, she was likely born around 1794.
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1794 • French Revolution: Robespierre establishes the Cult of the Supreme Being as the new state religion of the French First Republic.

1810


Age: 16y
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 • A peace treaty in Haiti confirms its division between the northern State of Haiti ruled autocratically by the gen de couleur Henri Christophe and the southern Republic ruled by the mulatto Alexandre Pétion.

1810


Dec 27
Age: 17y

1816


Apr 4
Age: 22y
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 • In Philadelphia, the African Methodist Episcopal Church is established by Richard Allen and other African-American Methodists, the first such denomination completely independent of White churches.

1830


Age: 36y
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.
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1830 LaGrange College (now the University of North Alabama) began operation, becoming the first publicly chartered college in Alabama.

1840


Age: 46y
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 Fortsas hoax: A number of book collectors gather in Binche, Belgium, to attend a non-existent book auction of the late "Count of Fortsas".

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