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Jacob Johnson was a stone mason and a judge.
1816
Apr 21
| 1816 • A rail capable of supporting a heavy locomotive is developed. |
1838
Age: 21y
propertyJacob M Johnson purchases 40 acres in the land district of St. Louis in Missouri, no county given at the time. This is most likely our Jacob M Johnson. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1838 • Biblical criticism: Christian Hermann Weisse proposes the two-source hypothesis. |
1839
Oct 20
Age: 23y
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birth of childRichard Henry Johnson Missouri, USA ⇓ In 1839 Scotland County had not been established - it was created in 1841 from Lewis County 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1839 • British forces seize Hong Kong as a base, as it prepares to wage war against Qing China. The ensuing 3-year conflict becomes known as the First Opium War. |
1839
Nov 14
Age: 23y
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marriageFranklin, Missouri, USA ⇓ Married at the Indian Prairie Baptist Church by Rev. John H. Thompson 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1839 • Louis Daguerre receives a patent for his camera (commercially available by September at the price of 400 francs). |
1840
Age: 23y
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residenceSt. John, Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ They were living three houses away from James Davidson. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 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". |
1842
Sep
Age: 26y
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birth of childIsrael Cicero Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1842 • Dorr Rebellion: Militiamen supporting Thomas Wilson Dorr attack the arsenal in Providence, Rhode Island, but are repulsed. |
1845
Feb 22
Age: 28y
birth of childEliza C Johnson Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1845 • In the British Museum, a drunken visitor smashes the Portland Vase, which takes months to repair. |
1847
Nov 9
Age: 31y
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birth of childAlva Washington Johnson Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1847 • The Cumberland School of Law is founded at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee. At the end of this year only 15 law schools exist in the United States. |
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Age: 33y
1850
Age: 33y
birth of childMary A Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • United States Senator Daniel Webster gives his "Seventh of March" speech in which he endorses the Compromise of 1850 in order to prevent a possible civil war. |
1850
Age: 33y
| 1850 • The University of Sydney (the oldest in Australia) is founded. |
1852
Apr 7
Age: 35y
birth of childMelissa J Johnson Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1852 • Napoleon III became Emperor of the French. |
about
Age: 37y
1854
Age: 37y
birth of childJacob C Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1854 • The Boston Public Library opens to the public. |
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Age: 38y
1855
Age: 38y
| 1855 • The United States Congress appropriates $30,000 to create the U.S. Camel Corps. |
1857
Jan 20
Age: 40y
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birth of childCharles Albert Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1857 • The National Deaf Mute College (later renamed Gallaudet University) is established in Washington, D.C., becoming the first school for the advanced education of the deaf. |
1859
Apr 21
Age: 43y
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birth of childJames Davidson Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1859 • Ground is broken for the Suez Canal. |
1860
Jul 16
Age: 44y
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residenceScotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Green Township was created in 1859. In August 1866, the name of the township was changed to Union Township. A James C Davidson aged 39 years was living next door to them. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1860 • first Rules derby between Sheffield F.C. and Hallam F.C., the oldest football fixture in the world. |
1861
Dec 23
Age: 45y
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birth of childMartha E Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1861 • Colorado is organized as a United States territory. |
1866
Age: 49y
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occupationScotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Jacob M. Johnson, elected to serve as one of three county court justices, 1866-1868. |
| 1866 • The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh. |
1867
Jan 8
Age: 50y
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marriageMartha E Lawrence Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ Married by the Reverend William Hartly 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1867 • The Strait Settlement of Singapore, formerly ruled from Calcutta, becomes a Crown Colony under the jurisdiction of the Colonial Office in London. |
1869
Feb 23
Age: 52y
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birth of childH. Frank Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1869 • "Black Friday": The Fisk-Gould Scandal causes a financial panic in the United States. |
1870
Age: 53y
| 1870 • It is revealed that the famed Cardiff Giant is just carved gypsum and not the petrified remains of a human. |
1870
Oct 29
Age: 54y
birth of childClarence Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • Goodna State School in Goodna, Queensland, Australia is founded. |
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Age: 56y
1873
Age: 56y
birth of childMinerva Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
about
Age: 58y
1875
Age: 58y
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birth of childClyde Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1875 • The opening of Flushing High School. |
1880
Jun 24
Age: 64y
| 1880 • Tinius Olsen awarded a United States Patent for the Little Giant Testing Machine |
1884
Jul 14
Age: 68y
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willUnion, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ Jacob's last will and testament lists his living children (10) and marriage to Martha E. |
| 1884 • Porfirio Díaz returns as President of Mexico, an office he will hold until 1911. |
1884
Nov 14
Age: 68y
| 1884 • German protectorate in South-West Africa. |