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Jacob Johnson was a stone mason and a judge.
1816
Apr 21
1816 • René Laennec invents the stethoscope. |
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
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 • Battle of Yungay: Chile defeats the Peruvian-Bolivian Confederation, leading to the restoration of an independent Peru. |
1839
Nov 14
Age: 23y
marriageFranklin, Missouri, USA ⇓ Married at the Indian Prairie Baptist Church by Rev. John H. Thompson 3 Sources ⇓ |
1839 • Michael Faraday publishes [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/14986/14986-8.txt "Experimental Researches in Electricity"] clarifying the true nature of electricity. |
1840
Age: 23y
residenceSt. John, Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ They were living three houses away from James Davidson. 1 Source ⇓ |
1840 • The Austrian Empire, the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of Prussia, and the Russian Empire sign the Convention of London with the Sublime Porte, ruler of the Ottoman Empire. |
1842
Sep
Age: 26y
birth of childIsrael Cicero Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1842 • The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, is established. |
1845
Feb 22
Age: 28y
birth of childEliza C Johnson Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1845 • The United States Congress approves the annexation of Texas. |
1847
Nov 9
Age: 31y
birth of childAlva Washington Johnson Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
1847 • Abd al-Kader surrenders and is imprisoned by the French. |
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Age: 33y
1850
Age: 33y
birth of childMary A Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
1850 • Phi Kappa Sigma International Fraternity was founded at the University of Pennsylvania. |
1850
Age: 33y
1850 • San Francisco, California is incorporated as a city. |
1852
Apr 7
Age: 35y
birth of childMelissa J Johnson Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1852 • Taiping Rebellion: The Taiping army took Hankou. |
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Age: 37y
1854
Age: 37y
birth of childJacob C Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1854 • Wood's despatch is sent by Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax to Lord Dalhousie, the then Governor General of India. |
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Age: 38y
1855
Age: 38y
1855 • Stamp duty is removed from newspapers in Britain, creating mass market media in the United Kingdom. |
1857
Jan 20
Age: 40y
birth of childCharles Albert Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1857 • The Dunbar wrecked near the entrance to Sydney Harbour, Australia, with the loss of 121 lives. |
1859
Apr 21
Age: 43y
birth of childJames Davidson Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1859 • Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in the Alps, is first ascended. |
1860
Jul 16
Age: 44y
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 • U.S. presidential election: Abraham Lincoln beats John C. Breckinridge, Stephen A. Douglas, and John Bell and is elected as the 16th President of the United States, the first Republican to hold that office. |
1861
Dec 23
Age: 45y
birth of childMartha E Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
1861 • Italian unification: The Siege of Gaeta, stronghold of the Neapolitan King Francis II, is ended by Piedmontese forces. Francis goes into exile. |
1866
Age: 49y
occupationScotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Jacob M. Johnson, elected to serve as one of three county court justices, 1866-1868. |
1866 • Princess Helena, third daughter of Queen Victoria, marries Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. |
1867
Jan 8
Age: 50y
marriageMartha E Lawrence Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ Married by the Reverend William Hartly 2 Sources ⇓ |
1867 • The Covington–Cincinnati Suspension Bridge opens between Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky in the United States, becoming the longest single-span bridge in the world. It will be renamed after its designer, John A. Roebling, in 1983. |
1869
Feb 23
Age: 52y
birth of childH. Frank Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1869 • Ranavalona II, the Merina Queen of Madagascar, is baptized. |
1870
Age: 53y
1870 • Women gain the right to vote in Utah Territory. |
1870
Oct 29
Age: 54y
birth of childClarence Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1870 • Texas is readmitted to the Union following Reconstruction. |
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Age: 56y
1873
Age: 56y
birth of childMinerva Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1873 • The County Carlow Football Club (Rugby union) is founded in Ireland. |
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Age: 58y
1875
Age: 58y
birth of childClyde Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1875 • Battle of Agurdat: An Egyptian invasion of Ethiopia fails when Emperor Yohannes IV defeats an army led by Werner Munzinger. |
1880
Jun 24
Age: 64y
1880 • The first stone is laid for the Clarkson Memorial in Wisbech. |
1884
Jul 14
Age: 68y
willUnion, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ Jacob's last will and testament lists his living children (10) and marriage to Martha E. |
1884 • Medicine: The invention of local anaesthesia by Karl Koller is made public at a medical congress in Heidelberg, Germany. |
1884
Nov 14
Age: 68y
1884 • Mexican General Manuel Mondragón creates the Mondragón rifle, the world's first automatic rifle. |