Daniel Makinster
Spouse
Minerva Lowry
Minerva Lowry
1847 - 1881
Children
Siblings
Martha Ann Makinster
Martha Ann Makinster
1858 - 1934

1861


Oct 1
Age: 20y
1861 • American Civil War: The Crittenden-Johnson Resolution is passed by the U.S. Congress, stating that the war is being fought to preserve the Union and not to end slavery.

1868


Sep 13
Age: 27y
1868 Penal transportation from Britain to Australia ends with arrival of the convict ship Hougoumont in Western Australia after an 89-day voyage from England. There are 62 Fenians among the transportees.

1871


Feb 27
Age: 30y
1871 • The city of Birmingham, Alabama, is incorporated with the merger of three existing towns.

1873


Mar 6
Age: 32y
1873 • Women of Fredonia, New York, march against the retail liquor dealers in town to inaugurate the Woman's Crusade of 1873–74. This leads to the creation of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (December 23) in Hillsboro, Ohio.

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